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HORNYAK, Michael C - Date of
birth
24 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Wexford, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33395228 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Aachen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Stephen Hornyak (father)
Anna (Fenesak) Hornyak (mother)
Stephen P. Hornyak (brother)
James F. Hornyak (brother)
Ann M. Hornyak (sister)
Rose B. Hornyak (sister)
Andrew Hornyak (brother)
Michael Hornyak (brother)
John Hornyak (brother)
Raymond J. Hornyak (brother)
Frank Hornyak (brother)
More information
Pfc Michael C. Hornyak was a welder.He enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 14 November 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten,www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Aplication File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Linda Horniak Pierallini