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Personal info

Full name
WODA, Chester J
Date of birth
19 March 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36603026
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weibersbrunn - Rothenbuch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 9 19

Immediate family

Members
Frank Woda (father)
Frances Woda (mother)
Richard Woda (brother)
Robert Woda (brother)

More information

Sgt Chester J. Woda was a lumberman before he enlisted on 1 July 1941.

In December 1944 he was wounded by artillery shell fragments in the neck. He was discharged from hospital in January 1945.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments that lacerated his leg.

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