Mary A. Hissrich (1920-1992) was a wife and mother in Pennsylvania.

Mary Agnes Gall was born April 23, 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Albert A. Gall and Ethel Mary Maass -- their only child. She attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and received a degree in English. During World War II she worked towards her teaching certificate by teaching at a local Catholic school. She started writing Richard to do her duty in the war. After they were married she tried to live close to him when possible. While Richard was in Europe she lived with her parents, which helped her handle having a baby while her husband was away at war. Mary Agnes lived in Pittsburghh most of her life. She died there on April 5, 1992.

Richard E. Hissrich (1914-2011) was an American soldier from Pennsylvania.

Richard Edgar Hissrich was born August 19, 1914 to Richard John Hissrich and Mary Garvey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Pittsburgh with his family. He attended St. Vincent Prep school to become a priest in the Catholic Church until 1936 when he dropped out to help his family. His mother passed away in 1935. In 1937 he got a job working for Westinghouse, where he worked until 1938. In the spring of 1941 Richard was drafted into the United States Army of which he was an active member until 1945 when the war ended. In August of 1942 he began receiving letters from Mary Agnes Gall. These letters soon turned into love letters and they were married on April 12, 1943 in Los Angeles, California. They had one child during the war, Mary Louise Hissrich, who was born August 20, 1944. Soon after the war they had two more children, Barbara Ellen on August 16, 1946 and Richard Albert on February 28, 1948. These children were followed later by John Edward on February 21, 1960. After the war Richard was able to work for Westinghouse once again. Hissrich passed away in Pittsburgh on March 13, 2011.