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Personal info

Full name
KOCH, William F Jr
Date of birth
27 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
York, York County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13068165
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 9 2

Immediate family

Members
William F. Koch Sr. (father)
Emma M. Koch (mother)

More information

Pfc William F. Koch attended William Penn Senior High school and worked as a sign painter and with the City Ice Company

He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 27 April 1942.

Source of information: Erwin Derhaag, Danny van der Groen, Astrid van Erp, The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania) - 16 November 1944, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
www.wwiimemorial.com,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania)