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PRESCHER, Jacob - Date of
birth
22 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Scotland, Archer County, Texas -
Hometown
Scotland, Archer County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38033319 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Northeast of Brandenburg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 5 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Prescher (father)
Anna M. (Streng) Prescher (mother)
Elizabeth M. Prescher (sister)
Alfonse J. Prescher (brother)
Paul C. Prescher (brother)
Frank J. Prescher (brother)
Joseph J. Prescher (brother)
Peter B. Prescher (brother)
Leo A. Prescher (brother)
Felix S. Prescher (brother)
Christine M. Prescher (sister)
Agatha A. Prescher (sister)
Lucy M. Prescher (sister)
Joseph W. Prescher (brother)
More information
Pfc Jacob Prescher worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 10 July 1941.His father was born in Bohemia.
He is remembered at the Saint Boniface Cemetery in Scotland, Archer County, Texas.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Various Family Trees, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 28th Infantry Regiment, After Action Report of the 28th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Max / Searchers of Our Past