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Personal info

Full name
LA BUDA, Mitchell
Date of birth
7 April 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36667315
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 22 2

Immediate family

Members
Frank La Buda (father)
Ella La Buda (mother)
Helen La Buda (sister)
Fred La Buda (brother)
Frank La Buda (brother)

More information

The parents of Pvt Mitchell La Buda were both born in Poland.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten