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Personal info

Full name
KOVAL, George Surgent
Date of birth
27 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Pleasant City, Guernsey County, Ohio
Hometown
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35235902
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 11 66

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Koval (father)
Maria S. (Nicholas) Koval (mother)
John Koval (brother)
Andrew Koval (brother)
Michael Koval (brother)
Nicholas Koval (brother)
Mary Koval (sister)
Helen Koval (sister)
Pauline Koval (sister)
Andrew Koval (brother)
Elick Koval (brother)
Emil Koval (brother)

More information

Pfc George S. Koval was a student when he enlisted in Bellefontaine, Ohio on 26 August 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Akron Beacon Journal - 30 November 1944