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Personal info

Full name
HEBDA, John Joseph
Date of birth
7 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33110948
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 12 25

Immediate family

Members
Bronislaw Hebda (father)
Antonette B. (Rymasz) Hebda (mother)
Stella Hebda (sister)
Laura Hebda (sister)
Mathew Hebda (brother)
Sophie Hebda (sister)
Genevieve Hebda (sister)
Bernard Hebda (brother)
Harry Hebda (brother)

More information

Sgt John J. Hebda was employed by the Oliver Iron & Steel Corp.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 18 September 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos / Sheree Dowdle