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Personal info

Full name
ONDREY, Albert Joseph
Date of birth
26 February 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33701449
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
The bridgehead at the Sauer River crossing, North of Echternach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 15 65

Immediate family

Members
Stephen J. Ondrey (father)
Elsie Ondrey (mother)
Henry Ondrey (brother)
Andrew Ondrey (brother)
Ann D. (Danielich) Ondrey (wife)

More information

Pvt Albert J. Ondrey attended 4 years of high school and was an employer of the Union Switch & Signal Company.

He enlisted in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on 2 September 1943.

At the time of his death, his brother Henry was serving in Germany.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Larry Lovejoy / Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Pittsburgh Press 18 March 1945