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Personal info

Full name
YODIS, Anthony J
Date of birth
12 November 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20308605
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 5 6

Immediate family

Members
Dominick K. Yodis (father)
Lillian Yodis (mother)

More information

Pvt Anthony J. Yodis attended high school for two years.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" Unit History, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/18corps/101abn/101_overview.html, http://www.pararesearchteam.com/101stAirborne1944.html, Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet