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BUNGARD, Melvin Clive - Date of
birth
30 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Leisenring, Fayette County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33691449 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biffontaine, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Milton Bungard (father)
Daisy (Youngkin) Bungard (mother)
James D. Bungard (brother)
Harry M. Bungard (brother)
Wade F. Bungard (brother)
Robert M. Bungard (brother)
Earnest Bungard (brother)
Mabel I. Bungard (sister)
Wilbur O. Bungard (brother)
Eleanor W. Bungard (sister)
Wayne E. Bungard (brother)
Dana G. Bungard (sister)
June M. (Thorpe) Bungard (wife)
Patricia F. Bungard (daughter)
More information
Pfc Melvin C. Bungard was employed by the Western Maryland Railway Company.He enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 20 July 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kentucky, Birth Index / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy