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Personal info

Full name
VIDA, Louis Joseph
Date of birth
23 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33186082
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Raffelsbrand, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 51

Immediate family

Members
Vendel Vida (father)
Viktoria (Kelencz) Vida (mother)
Lewis Vida (brother)
Mary A. Vida (sister)
Helen T. Vida (sister)
Goldie Vida (sister)

More information

He was employed at the Bethlehem Steel Co.

Pvt Louis J. Vida enlisted twice. The first time on 17 September 1940 with the Coast Artillery Corps and the second time on 15 July 1942, both in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call