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PVT WAYNE J. CORDES
 

Pennsylvania Record of Burial Place of Veteran and grave marker for Wayne J. Cordes.

Wayne registered for the draft ca. 1941 and entered service on 1 January 1943.

On 6 August 1943, Pvt Cordes appeared on Special Order 176 documenting his transfer from the Parachute School to Hq 2nd, 508th PIR.  The Hq 2nd Morning Report for the same day listed that he was assigned to the company as of 1830 hours.

On 2 September 1943 the morning report simply states his status as "from Detached service to Transferred" but does not indicate where he was sent.  Perhaps he was returned to the Parachute School for further reassignment.

A news article listing men from the Pittsburgh, PA vicinity who had been wounded in combat mentioned Wayne was wounded somewhere in the Mediterranean area
[The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · 07 Apr 1944, Fri · Page 2]

No further newspaper overage has been found regarding Wayne.

On 20 January 1950, Wayne's mother, Violet Cordes, submitted this application for the Pennsylvania WWII Veterans Bonus.  It indicates that Wayne died in the England General Hospital, Atlantic City, NJ on 28 August 1944.  Apparently Pvt Cordes was brought to the U.S. for treatment of his wounds but succumbed.  The family received the full $500 bonus amount.

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