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Personal info

Full name
TRECHTER, Howard C
Date of birth
17 October 1906
Age
37
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35665101
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Platoon Sergeant
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 October 1944
Place of death
Near Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 12

Immediate family

Members
Edward Trechter (father)
Birdie Trechter (mother)
Oliver Trechter (brother)
Elmer Trechter (brother)
Melba Trechter (sister)
Harold Trechter (brother)
Rose Mary Trechter (sister)
Edward Trechter (brother)
Marie Trechter (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Howard C. Trechter was a teacher at Woodward High School.

He enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 12 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record/ 1920 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com