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Frank Joe BROZ
1920 - 2008 (88 years)-
Name Frank Joe BROZ Birth 10 Feb 1920 Bleiberville, Austin, Texas, USA [1, 2, 3] - at 9 a.m.
Gender Male Residence 8 Aug 2008 Bleiberville, Austin, Texas, USA [3] Religion Roman Catholic Occupation Farmer and Rancher Death 8 Aug 2008 La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA [2] Burial 11 Aug 2008 Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Industry, Austin, Texas, USA [2] Person ID I51428 Dyal and Speckels Last Modified 3 Sep 2017
Family Gladys Mattie MACAT, b. 28 Jun 1927, Nelsonville, Austin, Texas, USA d. 9 Jan 2009, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA (Age 81 years) Marriage 26 Sep 1946 Bellville, Austin, Texas, USA [2, 4] - at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church; license obtained in Washington County
Children + 1. Living Family ID F33921 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Sep 2017
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Notes - “Frank Joe Broz was born February 10th, 1920 in Bleiberville, Texas to Henry and Mary Stasta Broz. He grew up there and attended the Victoria School.
“Pfc Broz served his country in World War II as part of the 88th Infantry Division Blue Devils. He fought in the Rome-Arno campaign in Italy and was awarded the Purple Heart after being seriously wounded by German shell fire on October 9, 1944. After spending almost a year recovering in the hospital, he was honorably discharged on October 12, 1945.
“On September 26, 1946, Frank was united in marriage with Gladys Mattie Macat at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Bellville. They lived in the same farmhouse that he had been born in. He was a farmer and rancher. He liked to hunt and fish and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
“Frank was a member of the Knights of Columbus, VFW and the Immaculate Conception Church in Industry.” [2]
- “Frank Joe Broz was born February 10th, 1920 in Bleiberville, Texas to Henry and Mary Stasta Broz. He grew up there and attended the Victoria School.
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Sources - [S220] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Certificates, 1903–1932, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), File No. 6325.
- [S2954] Koenig and Strickland Funeral Home, In Memory of Frank J Broz.
- [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
- [S1939] Ancestry.com, Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), FHL Film Number: 25558.
- [S220] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Certificates, 1903–1932, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), File No. 6325.