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Personal info

Full name
RAUSCHER, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
22 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33773057
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Near Germeter, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 56

Immediate family

Members
Frank C. Rauscher (father)
Marie (Dunst) Rauscher (mother)
Anna C. Rauscher (sister)
Gabriel J. Rauscher (brother)
Margaret M. Rauscher (sister)
Anna M. (Barbara) Rauscher (wife)
Frank J. Rauscher (son)

More information

Pvt Frank J. Rauscher enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 7 May 1941.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a driver before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Kathleen Desiderio