Wednesday, July 6, 2016

PFC John Osvart

PFC John Osvart was born 6 Nov 1916 in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary. His father's name may have been Janos Osvart. When John was drafted in March 1943 he was living in New York City and working in a chemical plant.

After his military training, John was sent to the European theater and transferred from the replacement depot to C Company 116th Infantry on 5 Jul 1944. John was killed in action on the next day, 6 Jul 1944.

In 1949, John was repatriated, returned to Hungary where he was re-interred in Teresztenye Temeto in Teresztenye, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Hungary.

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