11/06/2026
Name: HORVATH, WILLIAM L
Rank & Branch: PFC US ARMY
War Period: WORLD WAR II
Date of Birth: 06/20/1922
Date of Death: 11/16/1944
Buried At: LINC SECTION H SITE 8349
In memory of my Uncle Bundy, Private First-Class William Louis Horvath who courageously served his country in Europe during World War Il and was killed in action.
He was born June 20, 1922, in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Norwalk
High School in CT in 1939. He attended Michigan State University 1939-1941 and Oberlin College 1941-1943. His major was political science. He was advised to enlist due to The Selective Service draft. He enlisted in the Enlisted Reserve Corps August 31, 1942, in Cleveland, OH and in March 1943, he was told to leave college and go home to wait for orders to report for active duty.
He reported for active-duty June 11, 1943. He left the United States for foreign service on September 10, 1944 and he was killed in action at age 22 in the Lorraine region of France on November 16, 1944 while serving as a Private First Class, Company B, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry division, Army serial number 15 132 230.
Originally interred in France, he was later repatriated to the United States on August 25, 1948. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Farmingdale, Long Island, NY: Section H 8349. After his death, he was awarded the Purple Heart on January 15, 1945. His mother, my grandmother, Bertha Dokus Horvath (a widow at the time after the tragic death of her husband, my grandfather, Rev. Samuel Horvath in 1929, leaving her 5 young sons when Bundy was only 6 years of age), received his Purple Heart. His name is permanently inscribed on the Wall of Liberty.
His death was a tragic loss to family and friends. He has never been forgotten. Rest in Peace, Uncle Bundy.
Thank you, Rebecca Iris Horvath for sharing his story and letting us REMEMBER and HONOR your uncle. 🇺🇸❤️🩹
