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KORDAS, Joseph J - Date of
birth
23 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33084889 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony F. Kordas (father)
Catherine (Kocylo) Kordas (mother)
Nellie Kordas (sister)
John Kordas (brother)
Helen Kordas (sister)
Frank Kordas (brother)
More information
Sgt Joseph J. Kordas enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 24 June 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands on 5 October 1944.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Fold3.com, Marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: Marketgarden.com, The Kordas Family