Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
KOCH, Lewis Herman
Date of birth
22 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New Hanover County, Illinois
Hometown
Monroe County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36073273
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 6 4

Immediate family

Members
Ludwig C. Koch (father)
Mary B. (Meyer) Koch (mother)
Olinda M. Koch (sister)
Alfrieda B. Koch (sister)
Henry C. Koch (brother)
Mabel M. Koch (sister)
Clara A. Koch (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Carrie Swarthout Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Vern Ritter