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PYTEL, Ludvick L - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6934054 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Battalion,
6th Armored Infantry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1942 - Place of
death
Harbor
Oran, Algeria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 21 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank J. Pytel (father)
Mary Pytel (mother)
John Pytel (brother)
Frank Pytel (brother)
Mary A. (Culton) Pytel (sister)
Margaret Pytel (sister)
Mildred Pytel (sister)
Nancy (Godier) Pytel (sister)
Rudolph Repka (stepbrother)
Anna Repka (stepsister)
Agnes Repka (stepsister)
Josephine Repka (stepsister)
More information
Sgt Ludvick L. Pytel was in the Civilian Conversation Corps (CCC).He joined the Regular Army on 13 October 1939.
Sgt Pytle was killed during Operation Reservist. Two Royal Navy Sloops were to enter the harbor of Oran to capture the harbor facilities and the Vichy French ships before they could be destroyed. On board the sloops were 393 men of the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Armored Infantry Regiment. 189 men were killed in action, 157 were wounded. All survivors were taken prisoner and the attack could not prevent that the harbor facilities were destroyed.
At the request of his family, Sgt Ludvick Pytel is buried next to his brother, Pfc John J. Pytel.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Missouri State Board of Health, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - The News and Tribune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Jefferson County Press-Times - 10 December 1942