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RUDES, Marx Coric - Date of
birth
14 March 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Yugoslavia -
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35331775 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 20 | 1 |
More information
Pfc Marx C. Rudes was a construction worker before he enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 15 July 1942.One brother and a sister were still living in Yugoslavia.
He was already overseas for two years and had fought with his unit in North Africa, Sicily and Italy before the campaign in France, Belgium and Germany.
According to the Akron Beacon Journal of 21 December 1944, Pfc Rudes wrote a letter to his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Choreech with who he lived at that time. In this letter he expressed his feelings about the ongoing battle. He wrote: "My hands are shaking so I can hardly make a pencil go. We don't know from one minute to the next how long we will live in this inferno."
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet