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Personal info

Full name
KOVACH, Andy
Date of birth
18 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36583680
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
In the Bastogne area, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 6 15

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Kovach (father)
Julia Ann (Nagy) Kovach (mother)
James Kovach (brother)
Steve Kovach (brother)
Irene Kovach (sister)

More information

Pvt Andy Kovach was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Wayne Langolf’s Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Records / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Marilyn Kleiman Langolf