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  • Albin Felix Irzyk (January 2, 1917 – September 10, 2018) was an American brigadier general who was the oldest living veteran of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

    • NEW: Albin Irzyk, leader in WWII and Vietnam, dies at 101 in West Palm Beach

    When Gen. George Patton raced his 3rd Army across Europe in World War II, a 27-year-old commanding a tank battalion for him was Albin F. Irzyk. 

    The distinguished war veteran, author, educator and lecturer died Sept. 10 at age 101 at his home in West Palm Beach, where he had lived since the 1970s. 

    "I always say there is no greater calling than putting on a military uniform and serving your country," Irzyk, who was a brigadier general, told The Palm Beach Post for a 2009 feature. "I also say there's no human endeavor that compares to commanding troops in combat." 

    The son of Catholic Polish immigrants was born in Salem, Mass., north of Boston, in 1917, at the height of U.S. involvement in World War II. 

    He graduated from the school that later became the University of Massachusetts and where he was a three-time varsity letterman in football and baseball. In 1964, Sports Illustrated would name him a Si

    Albin F. Irzyk was the commander of the 8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, which liberated Ohrdruf on April 4, 1945.
    Albin Felix Irzyk (January 2, 1917 – September 10, 2018) was an American brigadier general who was the oldest living veteran of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.
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      Albin Felix Irzyk (January 2, – September 10, ) was an American brigadier general who was the oldest living veteran of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment.

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  • General Irzyk served two years in Vietnam where he had 600 combat hours in a helicopter with the 4th Infantry Division, for which he received 11 Air medals and the nation's third highest military decoration, The Distinguished Service Medal.

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  • Brigadier General Albin F. Irzyk served in the Army for 31 years.
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      BRIGADIER GENERAL ALBIN F. IRZYK served in the Army for 31 years.

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  • When Gen. George Patton raced his 3rd Army across Europe in World War II, a year-old commanding a tank battalion for him was Albin F. Irzyk.

    • Albin F. Irzyk - Wikipedia

      Albin Felix Irzyk, American army officer member staff, faculty Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, , ; Member 4th Armored Division Association (president ), European Council Catholic Men (president ), Legion of Valor.; Lodge: Rotary.

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      When Gen. George Patton raced his 3rd Army across Europe in World War II, a 27-year-old commanding a tank battalion for him was Albin F. Irzyk.