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Personal info

Full name
GAYDUSH, George
Date of birth
15 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pannsylvania
Hometown
Duquesne, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33038908
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Section Leader
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon Mortar
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 April 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 16 65

Immediate family

Members
Michael Gaydush (father)
Mary (Konar) Gaydush (mother)
Anna Gaydush (sister)
Anna (Pavloff) Gaydush (wife)

More information

S/Sgt George Gaydush was a clerk before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 13 May 1941.

He died in an army hospital in France.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII / Richards Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburg Post-Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Lawrence A. Richards