try find some information about a PFC

Hello

I looking for some information of a PFC called Nick Fizet, i already found some information, but i woud be nice if i coud find his family, or find a picture.

I adopted his grave in the Netherlands,

coud someone help?

This information i found by myself.



NAME


Nick Fizet





SERVICE #


35526863





STATE


Ohio





CASUALTY


03-24-1945





WAR


World War II





SERVICE


Army





RANK


Private First Class





UNIT


203rd Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion





LOCATION


Prussia





DETAILS


Died in Ship Sinking or Shot Attempting Escape under German control





BURIAL


Plot H Row 20 Grave 26, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands





AWARDS



★ American Campaign Medal
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Prisoner of War Medal







ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Some records indicate being held as a prisoner by Germany at a location known as Stalag 12a To 9b Limburg An Der Lahn Hessen Nassau Prussia

 

Way to go Jeff.

Note he died in Prussia , in this case the the Baltic sea ("under German control" convoy, so as a Pow?). It would be interesting to find out which ship sank there on 24 march 1945




There is a name of a German merchant ship here that could fit :

http://www.wio.ru/fleet/sunk/baltic.htm
4 March 1945 German merchant Butyardingen (466tons) sunk.

 

From the 203rd AAA Bn WWII Deaths list:

Here is his page on the NARA Electronic POW Database: Fizet, Nick, PFC

The NARA Status #4 is a little confusing because it applies to multiple possible situations:

[ Note: the letters in parentheses were added by me]

The only other option available for a POW death is #5 "Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases". I think it is more likely that the entry is meant to indicate he was executed (option a) while a POW at Stalag 12A.


The 7th AD website has a link to a downloadable PDF of the unit history for the 203rd AAA (AW) Battalion. The PDF is over 39 MB.

From page 49 of the unit history (PDF page 26):

The Memorial section of the unit history indicates his home town was Girard, Ohio.

 

So the files don't actually know anything. They say died in a ship OR died in a Stalag. Those are 2 entire different things. Could it be he was on the run from a Stalag and went on board of a ship?

 

I agree that the NARA POW Status descriptions are of limited use in determining specifically what happened to a particular POW. If all we had was the NARA Status, I would say that scenario is possible. However, the list of 203rd AAA Bn WWII deaths that I quoted above says he died:

"March 24, 1945 at Burgsolm, Germany [There is no Burgsolm. It was probably Solms (referred to as Burg Solms) east of Limburg (Limburg was Stalag XII-A), since he is listed as one of those US personnel who died at XII-A in the period Jan-Mar 1945.]"

I'm not clear on where they got that information, but I presume they did not pull "Burgsolm" out of thin air. Still, I am only making conditional conclusions which are subject to change if additional or better information is found.

BTW, there actually is a Burgsolms, Germany. The Wiki refers to it as a "constituent community" of the town Solms, Germany. Burgsolms shows up if you zoom in on Solms in Google Maps. Solms is located about 20 miles NE of Limburg, Germany.

 

Hello, thx for all searching.
You can contact me also at facebook.swnd me pm.
I had a certificate at his grave in the Netherkands.

I realy wanne know a lot about this soldier or have a picture.
I hope to hear from you soon.