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MUDAR, Walter - Date of
birth
27 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36896560 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th 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
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Elsterberg - Brockau, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Mudar (father)
Antonia (Tyslicka) Mudar (mother)
Mary E. Mudar (sister)
Thomas Mudar (brother)
Sophie Mudar (sister)
Amelia L. Mudar (sister)
Steven M. Mudar (brother)
William Mudar (brother)
Jane L. Mudar (sister)
Lewis Mudar (brother)
Helen M. Mudar (sister)
More information
Pfc Walter Mudar was in a partnership in a tool grinding business in Detroit before he enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 13 February 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Schmorde - Kirby Family Tree / U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Mudar-O'Dea Family