Name:
Theodore J. Podles
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33907581
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-01
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
10
Grave:
38
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When Theodore J. Podles was born in June 1923 in Malkina, Mazowieckie, Poland, his father, Gregorz, was 30 and his mother, Antonina, was 23. He had one brother. He enlisted in the Army on August 4, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Plumber and also as Single, without dependents. Theodore served as a Private, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war. Theodore was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.