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CHODYNICKY, Edward J - Date of
birth
19 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Maynard, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31453736 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hückeswagen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 17 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Chodynicky (father)
Nellie (Petruskewicz) Chodynicky (mother)
Mary Chodynicky (sister)
Annie Chodynicky (sister)
More information
Sgt Edward J. Chodynicky graduated from Maynard High School in 1938. He was employed at La Pointe Machine Tool Company.He enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 6 March 1944.
He was killed by shrapnel in the chest.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna, Germany on 16 April 1945. After being disinterred his remains were evacuated to Margraten where he was buried in a temporary grave on 13 July 1946. After being disinterred again and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 8 February 1949.
Sgt Chodynicky is remembered at Saint Bridget's Cemetery in Maynard, Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, IDPF
Photo source: FOHF, Miranda Prevaes, Maynard High School - 1938, www.findagrave.com - JLK