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Personal info

Full name
PESHA, Vincent Anthony
Date of birth
2 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36970616
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmittviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 8 8

Immediate family

Members
Peter Pesha (father)
Mary Pesha (mother)
Anthony Pesha (brother)
Anna Pesha (sister)

More information

Pfc Vincent A. Pesha attended high school for one year and was employed by the Goodman Manufacturing Co. before he enlisted on 4 January 1943.

He was killed by a land mine causing wounds at the abdomen, pelvis, head and back.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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