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Personal info

Full name
ORENDORFF, John Edward
Date of birth
9 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
York, York County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33241416
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 10 14

Immediate family

Members
Charles S. Orendorff (father)
Charlotte E. Orendorff (mother)
Joseph H. Orendorff (brother)
Charles R. Orendorff (brother)
Mary M. Orendorff (sister)
Helen Orendorff (sister)
Kathryn (Lightner) Orendorff (wife)
John E. Orendorff Jr. (son)

More information

T/Sgt John E. Orendorff graduated from William Penn Senior High School with the class of 1940 and was employed at the York Safe and Lock Company.

He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 30 September 1942 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was wounded two times, on 15 July and on 23 July 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster.

After recovering from this second wound, he rejoined his unit on 25 August 1944.

Sgt Orendorff left behind his wife and a son who he had never seen.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.newspapers.com - The Gazette and Daily, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Lou Vroomen