Zigmund J BalamutGraveiste

Zigmund J. Balamut was born on May 9, 1918 in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine. He was one of five children born to his Polish immigrant parents, Thomas Balamut (1881-1951) and Mary Koziol (1885-1979). His siblings were Boles B (1913-1959), Veronica (1915-2007), Estelle J (1918-2002), and Louise M Balamut (1930-1969) and he was the twin of Estelle. They grew up in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine and lived on their parents' dairy farm. He joined the military on September 18, 1940 and was a staff sergeant in the US Army Air Force, served in the Pacific Theater, and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was married to Florence M Westwater (1922-2013). There are marriage records saying they married on either February 1, 1943 or April 28, 1945. They had multiple children together inlcuding a son named Bruce Balamut (1948-2016). Zigmund BalamutHe passed away on April 22, 2007 in Joliet, Will, Illinois and was buried at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Will County on 26 April 2007. His headstone speaks succinctly to his patriotism.