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Personal info

Full name
ONDISH, Andrew Jr
Date of birth
29 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33612962
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 11 38

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Ondish (father)
Eva Ondish (mother)
Evelyn Ondish (sister)
John Ondish (brother)
Richard Ondish (brother)
Dale Ondish (brother)
Jean Ondish (sister)

More information

Pvt Andrew Ondish enlisted 10 November 1943 at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He fought in campaign from France and was killed at age 19 by a sniper in Germany.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet