329th Buckshot Unit History

Pfc Albert J. Gondek

Private First Class
Albert J. Gondek

Private First Class Albert J. Gondek

Albert Joseph Gondek was born on November 8, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Pauline Balinski (1890–1957) and Joseph (Jozef) Gondek (1895–1984).

Albert J. Gondek enlisted on October 28, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Morning Report listed Pfc. Albert J. Gondek as Lightly Wounded in Action and duty to hospital on July 5, 1944 and transferred to 96th Evacuation Hospital on July 6, 1944. C Company of the 329th Regiment was in the vicinty of Carentan, Normandy, France at that time. The Morning Reports from November 11, 1944 listed Albert J. Gondek attached from 79th Replacement Battalion and Assigned and joined from 79th Replacement Battalion as of November 24, 1944. On January 17, 1945, Lightly injured in action and transferred to 67th Evacuation Hospital. For his service he was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the European African Middle-Eastern Campaign Medal.

Albert J. Gondek died on January 26, 1988 and is burried at the Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.