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MONINGER, Orley Delbert "Buck" - Date of
birth
23 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Lone Pine, Washington County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33938448 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1945 - Place of
death
Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 35 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles D. Moninger (father)
Ethel E. (Bristor) Moninger (mother)
James A. Moninger (brother)
Norma F. Moninger (sister)
Donald M. Moninger (brother)
Orla D. Moninger (sister)
Eleanor M. Moninger (sister)
Edgar E. Moninger (brother)
Marjorie J. Moninger (sister)
Sara A. Moninger (sister)
Margaret A. (Jordan) Moninger (wife)
John R. Moninger (son)
Audrey J. Moninger (daughter)
Delbert D. Moninger (son)
Edward A. Moninger (son)
More information
Pfc Orley D. Moninger graduated from Trinity High School with the class of 1933.He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 8 April 1944.
He is remembered at the Lone Pine Cemetery in Lone Pine, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Robert S. Cox, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Biemann Schumann Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com - Charlotte Raley McConaha
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Jeff Hall / T277, www.ancestry.com - Trinity High School 1933