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Personal info

Full name
MANDIT, Joseph
Date of birth
4 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Stanisic, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32795700
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié-Etival Clairefontaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 5 40

More information

T/5 Joseph Mandit attended high school for four years and was a production worker before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 February 1942.
T/5 Mandit was awarded a Silver Star Medal for his actions on 23 May 1944 in Italy.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his arm and back.

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