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Personal info

Full name
CHESHER, Hubert W
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35556339
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 December 1944
Place of death
Hünningen-Büllingen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 33

Immediate family

Members
Clifford Chesher (father)
Helen (Brock) Chesher (mother)
Lois V. Chesher (sister)
Eunice Chesher (sister)
Linda Chesher (sister)
Daniel Chesher (brother)
Delbert Chesher (brother)
David Chesher (brother)
Samuel Chesher (brother)

More information

Pfc Hubert W. Chesher enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 1 June 1943. He was trained in the infantry from June, 1943 at Fort Meade, MD. A graduate of Woodward High School. Private Chesher had worked at Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Toledo Blade 28 February 1945, www.ancestry.com - Dollman Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / SW