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Personal info

Full name
MIDURA, Michael J
Date of birth
6 January 1917
Age
28
Place of birth
Cohoes, Albany County, New York
Hometown
Cohoes, Albany County, New York

Military service

Service number
32575171
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Near Wissembourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 12 36

Immediate family

Members
John Midura (father)
Mary Midura (mother)
Elizabeth M. Midura (sister)
Estella J. Midura (sister)
Stanley E. Midura (brother)

More information

Pfc Michael J. Midura was employed at the Beaunit Mills before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 3 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Duncan Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam