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Michael VIDA

[N8808]

28 OCT 1913 - 2 MAR 1945

  • BIRTH: 28 OCT 1913, South Bend, IN
  • BURIAL: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Luxembourg
  • DEATH: 2 MAR 1945, Luxembourg
Father: Joseph VIDA
Mother: Anna LICSKAI

Family 1 : Mildred Pearl VANDERPOOL

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[N8808] Birth: 1913
Indiana, USA
Death: Mar. 2, 1945, Luxembourg

Vida, Michael was born to Joseph Vida and Anna
Licskai on 28 Oct 1913: v36it.5 page 51
He married Mildred Pearl Vanderpool.

Home in 1930: Warren, St Joseph, Indiana
Joseph Vida, 53, Hungary, Farmer
Anna Vida, Wife, 45, Hungary
Frank Vida, Son, 21, IN
Anna Vida, Dau, 18, IN
**Mike Vida, Son, 16, N
Mary Vida, Dau, 13, IN
Johnnie Vida, Son, 10, IN
Julia Vida, Dau, 8, IN
Alex Vida, Son, 5, IN
Celia Vida, Dau, 3 & 3/12th, IN

US World War II Army Enlistment Record, 1944:
Name: Mike Vida
Birth Year: 1913
Nativity State: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: St Joseph
Enlistment Date: 11 Apr 1944
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Fort Benjamin Harrison
Grade: Private
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Married

World War II Verteans Interred Overseas:
Name: Mike Vida
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 28th Cavalry Recon Squadron
Death Date: 2 Mar 1945
Monument: Luxembourg
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

US Roster of World War II Dead:
Name: Mike Vida
Religion: Catholic
Cemetery Name: Hamm (Permanent Cemetery), Hamm, Luxembourg
Grave number: h 8 31
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private

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Parents:
Joseph Vida (1878 - 1952)
Anna Vida (1886 - 1972)

Spouse:
Mildred Pearl Vanderpool Hyde (1916 - 1970)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Entered the service from Indiana.

Burial:
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Plot: H - 8 - 31

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