Marine Corps from Springfield, Massachusetts (born in Hartford Connecticut) and served with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.
On November 20, 1943, he was killed during the amphibious assault on Betio Island, as part of the Battle of Tarawa.
He was buried on Betio, but his remains were not recovered in the immediate aftermath of the war.
In 2015, History Flight excavated the missing Cemetery 27 and remains were accessioned to the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (DPAA).
DPAA forensic analysts eventually identified these remains as those of PFC Brozyna.
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