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Personal info

Full name
MODA, Anthony J
Date of birth
6 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Clark Mills, Oneida County, New York
Hometown
Clark Mills, Oneida County, New York

Military service

Service number
32942238
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Hamminkeln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 21 22

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Moda (father)
Deba (Abdoo) Moda (mother)
Edward S. Moda (brother)
Anna M. Moda (sister)
Louise Moda (sister)
Helen Moda (sister)
Ruth Moda (sister)
George J. Moda (brother)
Albert Moda (brother)

More information

Pfc Anthony J. Moda worked for the Rome General Cable Corp.

He enlisted on 23 July 1943.

He was wounded in action on 15 January 1945, was hospitalized in France and recuperated in a rest camp. It is believed that he was killed on the day he went back into action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com, Guy Kreemers