Career
United States Army Funk joined the United States Army from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in June 1941. = World World War II On January 29, 1945, he was serving as the first sergeant of Company C, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at Holzheim Belgium when he encountered a group of more than 80 German soldiers, most of whom had previously been captured by American forces but, with the help of a German patrol, had managed to overwhelm their guards. Despite being greatly outnumbered, Funk opened fire and called for the captured American guards to seize the Germans" weapons.
He and the guards successfully killed or re-captured all of the German soldiers.
Funk was honorably discharged from the United States Army in June 1945. Post-war Funk worked for the Veteran"s Administration after the war and retired in 1972.
He died at age 76 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia. In the ensuing fight 21 Germans were killed, many wounded, and the remainder captured.
