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Personal info

Full name
DUDA, Joseph Frank
Date of birth
13 February 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Republic, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mason Town, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33146531
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 April 1945
Place of death
Braunlage, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 1 25

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Duda (father)
Anna M. Duda (mother)
Sophie Duda (sister)
Paul Duda (brother)
Helen Duda (sister)
Elizabeth Duda (sister)
Agnes Duda (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph F. Duda enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 29 January 1942. He was a miner before he enlisted.
He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry in action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications WWII / 1930 Census, http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=70268, http://www.benning.army.mil/library/content/Virtual/Donovanpapers/wwii/STUP2/FairFelderL%20CPT.pdf

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet