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VIDNOVIC, Steve - Date of
birth
10 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33404390 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
Between Verdenne and Bourdon, west of Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bert Vidnovic (father)
Cecelia (Divich) Vidnovic (mother)
Sam Vidnovic (brother)
Burke Vidnovic (brother)
Milan Vidnovic (brother)
Nicholas Vidnovic (brother)
Peter Vidnovic (brother)
Robert Vidnovic (brother)
Theodore Vidnovic (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Steve Vidnovic graduated at McKeesport High School in 1940 and attended the Augusta Military Academy in Virginia between 1941 and 1943.He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 4 December 1942.
His brothers Nick, Sam, robert and Burke also served during the war.
Both parents were immigrants from Yugoslavia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ms. Claude Vidmer (niece), www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - McKeesport High School Yearbook 1940