Paul Ondrey, Sergeant, United States Army

Paul Ondrey
Sergeant, United States Army

Courtesy of the American battle Monumnts Commission:

Paul Ondrey
North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Born January 7, 1922
Sergeant First Class, United States Army
Killed in Action
Died August 3, 1950 in Korea

Sergeant First Class Ondrey was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of the 8202nd Army Unit, Korean Military Assistance Group (KMAG). He was Killed in Action while advising the South Koreans near Hamchang, South Korea on August 3, 1950.

For his leadership and valor, Staff Sergeant Ondrey was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Paul Ondrey PHOTO

Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ondrey, 28, was killed Aug. 3, 1950 -- a week before his son turned 8. Andrew Ondrey still admires the military and wanted to attend the Air Force Academy at one time. But when he goes to his father's grave in Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington, D.C., the pain he has tried to bury rises to the surface. ''It hasn't changed,'' Ondrey says. ''It's still there.''

ONDREY, PAUL
SGT 1C US ARMY
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/07/1922
DATE OF DEATH: 08/03/1950
BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 8240
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Posted: 28 April 2003 Updated: 18 September 2005 Updated: 28 April 2007

Purple Heart Medal