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Personal info

Full name
SANDOR, Frank A
Date of birth
3 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35318757
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Melsungen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 6 28

Immediate family

Members
Alex S. Zsigmond (father)
Rose (Palfy) Zsigmond (mother)
Alex Zsigmond (brother)
Emma Zsigmond (sister)

More information

Pfc Frank A. Sandor was employed at the Western Auto Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 8 August 1942.

His father was called Alex Sandor Zsigmond but changed his name to Zigmond. Frank and Alex were called Zsigmond until 1940 when their name was changed into Sandor.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten,  www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.65thdiv.com, www.ancestry.com - Ohio Birth Index / Headstone and Interment Record / 1920-1940 census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / The Cleveland Press - 20 April 1945