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Personal info

Full name
HEGEDUS, Michael
Date of birth
10 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Fairchance, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Richeyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33924931
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Near Mühlheim am Main, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 26 17

Immediate family

Members
Steven Hegedus (brother)

More information

Pvt Michael Hegedus attended high school for 1 year and was a miner before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 29 August 1944.

He was hit by sniper fire and died of his wounds.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mr & Mrs William & Mary Ashton, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
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