George Sovich

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/16/1944

George Sovich was born in Glen Dale, Marshall County, West Virginia on April 25, 1921.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Marx Toy Company
in Glendale, West Virginia.

He was drafted into the Army on October 14, 1942 at Clarksburg, West Virginia. His home of residence was
listed as Marshall County, West Virginia and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Warehousing,
Storekeeping, Handling, Loading, Unloading. He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal as a Private in Company B,
in Headquarters 22nd Infantry General Orders No. 14 dated December 31, 1943
at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

He was wounded in action on June 11, 1944 and returned to duty on November 12, 1944.

Private Sovich was killed in action in Germany on November 16, 1944, the first day of the
participation of the 22nd Infantry in the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.

Decorations of George Sovich

George Sovich was originally buried in the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle
in Block Y Row 10 Grave 188, and was moved to the permanent cemetery at Henri-Chapelle,
in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle
Liège, Belgium

Plot D Row 5 Grave 12

Grave marker for George Sovich

Photo by Des Philippet
from the
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