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Personal info

Full name
KORDON, William Ignatius
Date of birth
18 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
St. Mary’s, Elk County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
St. Mary’s, Elk County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33407535
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Genevreulle, Vellemainfroy, Citers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 26 44

Immediate family

Members
Ignac Kordon (father)
Josephine (Zore) Kordon (mother)
Mary Kordon (sister)
Josephine Kordon (sister)
Mary E. Kordon (sister)
Anthony Kordon (brother)
Frank Kordon (brother)
Helen Kordon (sister)
Anna M. Kordon (sister)
Amelia Geloff (half-sister)

More information

Pvt William I. Kordon worked on the family farm before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 8 December 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Russ Pickett