Name:
Michael Frank Pyda
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
33430367
Unit:
531st Engineer Shore Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-08-11
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
E
Row:
25
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Michael Frank Pyda entered the military service in Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Technician Fifth Grade in the 531st Engineer Shore Regiment. He died on August 11, 1944 and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He also has a cenotaph located in Roman Catholic Polish Cemetery of the Transfigurat, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.