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SECHRIST, Theodore D - Date of
birth
20 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Chatauqua, Chatauqua County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33934979 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
4 December 1944 - Place of
death
Leiffarth, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 11 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel J. Sechrist (father)
Bernice M. (Firster) Sechrist (mother)
Violet M. Near (half-sister)
Fern Sechrist (wife)
Edna M. Sechrist (daughter)
Theodore J. Sechrist (son)
Linda L. Sechrist (daughter)
More information
Pvt Theodore D. Sechrist enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 19 April 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Hearing-Rogers Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura Phillips, Linda Sharrar