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Personal info

Full name
RUCH, Kenneth Raymond
Date of birth
21 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Bogle, Gentry County, Missouri
Hometown
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37750546
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Andresburg, Harz Mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 20 11

Immediate family

Members
Herschel A. Ruch (father)
Lola M. (Jones) Ruch (mother)
Gladys Ruch (sister)
John L. Ruch (brother)
Herschel G. Ruch (brother)
Uva M. (Milbourne) Ruch (sister)
Burl J. Ruch (brother)
Rex B. Ruch (brother)
Ruby L. (Summa) Ruch (wife), remarried to James F. Coffman
Richard W. Ruch (son)
Judith A. Ruch (daughter)

More information

Pvt Kenneth R. Ruch was married to Ruby Lucille Summa on 3 August 1939.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 21 August 1944.

Pvt Kenneth R. Ruch was killed by small arms fire in the back.

Source of information: FOHF www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, Michael L. Patterson (son in law), www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment records, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Missouri Marriage Records / Various Family Trees, http://16thinfassn.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Uva M. (Milbourne) Ruch