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Personal info

Full name
OCHAP, Michael
Date of birth
9 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33265402
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
Near Duren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 15 68

Immediate family

Members
John Ochap (father)
Victoria (Barr) Ochap (mother)
Mary Ochap (sister)
Anthony Ochap (brother)
Stanley Ochap (brother)
Walter Ochap (brother)
Theresa Ochap (sister)
Eleanore Ochap (sister)
Albert J. Ochap (brother)
Viola D. (Patch) Ochap (wife)

More information

Pfc Michael Ochap attended McKeesport High School.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 6 May 1942.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet