Sgt. David F. Hayes of the 94th Infantry Division passed away on February 24, 2003 at 89 years of age.  He lived out many happy years with his family in Emerson, New Jersey.  David leaves behind a wife (Evelyn), a son and daughter (David and Eileen), and four grandchildren (Denise, Jason, Sean, and Kelly).  David dedicated the last two years of his life to putting his personal war stories of the 94th Infantry Division in writing, and his granddaughter compiled his memoirs in December of 2002.  David was most proud of his service in WWII, and would want his name included among his comrades.

My father, Jack E. Bazz, 39 590 159, of "M" Company, 376th Infantry, 94th Division just passed away. At his funeral, 3 of his 7 grandchildren played Taps during military honors. His obituary follows.

Sincerely,
Debra Cole

BAZZ Jack E. (80)

  Died peacefully, surrounded by his children at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach on May 13th, of complications from cancer. He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming April 27, 1923.

Jack was veteran of the United States Army who served in Germany in World War II. He entered the spring manufacturing business in 1941. In 1952 he began a  lifelong   partnership with Chester Houston and formed the Bazz-Houston Spring Company. Jack went into the office regularly until August of 2002 when his condition prevented him from doing so.    Jack was a resident of Corona del Mar for the past 31 years. He is preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Dovie, who passed away in 1999. He is survived by his four children, Debra Cole, John Bazz, Clint Bazz and Mary Bordiuk. He was ³Papa² to seven grandchildren whom he loved dearly.

    Just to let everybody know that Art Dodson passed Saturday, March 22, 2003.  Charlotte passed September 1, 1997.  Such beautiful and dear friends who have touched everybody's hearts.  They will be missed so much.
    If anybody wants to send a card to his family, the address is as follows:
    Rick and Faye Kelly
    1901 Summerbreeze Lane
    Hixson, TN  37343

    Art lived with his daughter and husband in Tennessee.
    Our love goes out to his family.

Following is the obituary of my father-in-law, Sandor Elias Chomos, a very proud member of the 94th Infantry Division.

Many thanks to him and to all of the comrades-in-arms with whom he served, for their service and sacrifice, the benefits of which we enjoy today.

God bless you all.

The Rev. Ray Boeche

Sandor Elias Chomos, 94th Infantry Division, 302 Infantry, 3rd Battalion, I Company

Sandor Elias Chomos was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 10, 1919.

He passed away after a brief illness on February 17, 2003.

At the age of three, his family returned to their farm near Karcag, Hungary, where they remained for the next 15 years. He attended elementary and preparatory school in Karcag, with the intention of becoming a minister in the Hungarian Reformed Church. With Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, and the Hungarian government’s alliance with Germany, the family returned to the United States in January 1936, to avoid Sandor’s conscription into the Hungarian Army.
 

The family settled in New York City, where he finished his education, and was trained as a printer and typesetter, receiving his formal certificate in 1939.
 

In June of 1942, Sandor enlisted in the United States Army. After completing basic training, he served with the 94th Infantry Division, 302 Infantry, 3rd Battalion, I Company, until his discharge in December of 1945.
 

He worked as a printer and publisher his entire life. His final years prior to retirement were spent at his own company, the Bethlen Press, in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, where he proudly produced a number of publications aimed at preserving Hungarian history and culture, particularly The Eighth Tribe Magazine. He was also responsible for producing a Hungarian-language New Testament, and an English-language Catechism for the Hungarian Reformed Church.
 

He served for many years as a lay pastor for the Hungarian Reformed Church of America, at churches in New York City, McKeesport, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he also served as organist. The last parish he served was in Vintondale, Pennsylvania.
 

He took great pride in the accomplishments of his children and grandchildren, and his life centered around his family and his faith. He had a keen interest in politics and current affairs, and a deep concern for the Church and the place of the Christian faith in today’s world. He was able to share his viewpoints when he served as a guest community columnist for the Lincoln, Nebraska Journal Star. He was very proud of his Hungarian ancestry, and over the course of his professional life did all that he could to help preserve that rich heritage for future generations.
 

He fought his way across Europe with the 94th Infantry Division: from Utah Beach where the 94th landed in September 1944, across France, through the Battle of the Bulge, helped to break the Siegfried Line, and then into and across Germany, to become part of the occupying forces in Czechoslovakia. The opportunity to serve in defense of his country was an adventure and experience he cherished.
 

He always remarked how grateful and humbled he was to have had the chance to serve with the men of the 94th Infantry Division.
 

He left everyone who knew him a little better for the experience.

I was searching the internet and came across your website.  I wish to correct and add to information (gathered from his discharge papers) you have concerning Charles Kenzig (my brother).  Charles A. Kenzig served in the 301st infantry regiment, 94th division.  His Military occupational speciality was Automatic rifleman 746.  According to his papers, he was an expert rifleman with the M1 Rifle 30 (I really don't know what that means).  He received the good conduct medal, the American Theater service medal, the EAME Theater service medal w/ 4 bronze stars and the WW 2 Victory medal.  He was married for 38 years and had nine children.  He died on Sept. 8, 1985.

Sr. Allan Kenzig, CSA

PFC Steve Tarkany Company B 319th medical Battalion army serial # 35 643 219 
Ambulance Driver Dec. 14th 1942 to Oct. 15th 1945 Died Dec. 29th 1949 from blood clot attributed to injury in WWII when ambulance shot off road by Germans who re-infiltrated pill box.

Uncle and still greatly missed by his family.
Joe Piros

Please list Anthony Catanzaro 94th division, 376 regiment combat medic, as deceased in 1974.

Anthony Catanzaro  376 th regiment, Tech 5, medic, company M. passed away October 1974 , Norristown Pa.   I am his nephew I  remember him well, I still recall the stories he told (all "good" stuff) as he kept the horrors to himself (I believe this contributed to his early death age 55).

He often said he was one of the few original members of his unit (platoon?, company?, medics, ?) that was in all four campaigns without injury.

Last year I was in contact with a company M member who was sure my uncle received the Silver Star for aiding wounded under fire and he was quite disappointed when I said he received the Bronze Star not Silver.  Anthony was a front line medic for the entire war with the 376th  third battallion. 4 campaign stars, Bronze Star for action in Jan. 1945.

My father, S/SGT Cliff Grady, passed away on August 7, 1991, after a prolonged bout with cancer.  I’ve only recently learned of your website and was hoping you could include his name in the TAPS section.  He was very proud of his association with the 94th, and I know that he would want to have his name listed among his comrades-in-arms.

I believe he served in the 302nd, and was captured around January of 1945 with, among others, his platoon leader; a Lt. Christenson.  Is there any way to see if anyone in your organization has more information on this?
 

Sincerely,

Rob Grady

I would like to infom your of the passing of my father, John J. Drott. All I know is that he was a cook in the 94th.  He always told the story about how he sold a cse of canned peaches to an officer for $50.00!  Dad passed away on October 5, 2002. 

Thank you for your time.

John Drott