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KELCH, Herbert Anthony - Date of
birth
14 February 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois -
Hometown
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36985956 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Berismenil/La Roche, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 10 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Julius A. Kelch (father)
Eleanor J. (Bucher) Kelch (mother)
Emily L. Kelch (sister)
Robert E. Kelch (brother)
Dolores Kelch (sister)
Patrice Kelch (sister)
Albert Kelch (brother)
Barbra Kelch (sister)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/89/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, newspaper article - courtesy of Petra Noben