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Personal info

Full name
PODRAZA, Walter Andrew
Date of birth
29 July 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36765598
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Poussay, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 54

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Podraza (father)
Valeria Podraza (mother)
Frances Podraza (sister)
Leon Podraza (brother)
Wanda Podraza (sister)
Elsie Podraza (sister)

More information

Pfc Walter A. Podraza was a cloth cutter before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cook County Illinois Marriage Index / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux

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