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Personal info

Full name
KOVAL, Michael Bernard
Date of birth
29 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13128327
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Koval (father)
Mary Koval (mother)
Mary Koval (sister)
Joseph Koval (brother)
Helen Koval (sister)
Edward Koval (brother)

More information

Pfc Michael B. Koval attended high school for 4 years and was a furnaceman. He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 27 November 1942.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, They Speak-The Voices of Henri-Chapelle

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com