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CORDIE, George - Date of
birth
11 March 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Britton, Marshall County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Eden, Marshall County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37249278 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Tillet, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leonard Cordie (father)
Mary Cordie (mother)
Joseph Cordie (brother)
Elnora Cordie (sister)
Rosa Cordie (sister)
Bernadina Cordie (sister)
Sussana Cordie (sister)
Frances Cordie (sister)
Hilda Cordie (sister)
More information
Pfc George Cordie was killed in action January 9, 1945, at Tillet, Belgium. According to a letter received from Pfc Cordie’s commanding officer, “Company H, the heavy weapons company, was in support of the rifle company as the attack was being made on the strategic town of Tillet, Belgium, against determined enemy opposition consisting of infantry and machine gun positions, supported by tanks and mortar and artillery fire. Pfc Cordie was killed instantly by shell fragments from an enemy artillery shell. He was buried at U.S.M.C. No. 1 at Foy, Belgium, three miles north of Bastogne.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/
Photo source: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp