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Personal info

Full name
OFCHINICK, Richard P
Date of birth
9 October 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33709032
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Near Best, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 4 9

Immediate family

Members
Adomas A. Ofchinick (father)
Otilia (Eichenberger) Ofchinick (mother)
David Ofchinick (brother)
Rose M. Ofchinick (sister)
Joseph A. Ofchinick (brother)
Daniel R. Ofchinick (brother)
Elizabeth (Laush) Ofchinich (wife)

More information

Richard Ofchinick enlisted on 15 November 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

He was killed while crossing some fields from the Molenkampen towards the center of Best.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Son, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Tom Peeters, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Kristie