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Personal info

Full name
GAYDOSH, Charles Joseph
Date of birth
5 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33111376
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
607th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Förthen-Läwitz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 16 30

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Gaydosh (father)
Karolyna (Kampcik) Gaydosh (mother)
Joseph Gaydosh (brother)
Martin Gaydosh (brother)
Anna Gaydosh (sister)
Maggie Gaydosh (sister)
Beaty Gaydosh (sister)
Irene Gaydosh (sister)
Caroline Gaydosh (sister)

More information

Pfc Charles J. Gaydosh enlisted in Mercer, Pennsylvania on 22 September 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Chabanik Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Applications WWII / 1920 Census, www.90thdivisionassoc.org/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet