Name:
Frank Charles Dovedytis
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
33349921
Unit:
8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-29
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France
Plot:
B
Row:
45
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Frank Charles Dovedytis was born on June 16, 1919, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Joseph Dovidaitis and Agnes Budris Dovedytis. He was married to Marion Antoinette Gilbert Godfrey. He was employed at the Hazard Okonite before he entered the service on August 11, 1942.
Frank served in the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, as a Corporal during World War II. Cpl Dovedytis was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the liberation of Mitry-Mory, France. He is now buried in Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.