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name
KARICH, Louis N - Date of
birth
14 November 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Aurora, St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Aurora, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37564775 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
139th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Nick Karich (father)
Mary (Klepac) Karich (mother)
Mike Karich (brother)
Rudolph Karich (brother)
Joseph Karich (brother)
Mildred Karich (sister)
Kate Karich (sister)
Sam Karich (brother)
Anna Karich (sister)
Peter Karich (brother)
Frank Karich (brother)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Bill Sandvig, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com,
www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards for Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Bill Sandvig (nephew)