US PARAS Moderhak, William Frederick, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Moderhak ​

• FORENAME

William Frederick, Jr ​

• UNIT

505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Medical Section) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

17056757 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th February 1945 ​

• AGE

25​

• GRAVESITE

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium Plot D Row 7 Grave 57 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Leavenworth, Kansas​

born 27.12.1919, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA​

father William Frederick Moderhak (1880-1955)​

mother Harriet E. (nee Shelley) Moderhak (1892-1984)​

husband of Joan Esma (nee Chisholm) Moderhak (1920-2019), Leavenworth, Kansas​

4 years high school​

civil occupation semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

employed by J A Scrivens​

01.07.1941 draft card Kansas​

06.03.1942 entered service Fort Levenworth, Kansas​

07.1943 WIA Sicily (bone fracture)​

11.1943 released from hospital​

KIA Belgium (or Rhine crossing) ​

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