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LECHNER, Edward H - Date of
birth
29 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Paul, Otoe County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Otoe, Otoe County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1999986 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Rheinheim, Saarland, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore A. Lechner (father)
Agnes H. (Kuhlman) Lechner (mother)
William H. Lechner (brother)
Cletus F. Lechner (brother)
Leonard Lechner (brother)
Leo R. Lechner (brother)
Ervin F. Lechner (brother)
Helen F. Lechner (sister)
Gertrude M. Lechner (sister)
Catherine W. Lechner (sister)
Irene M. Lechner (sister)
Theodore C. Lechner (brother)
Emil F. Lechner (brother)
Otmar Lechner (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Edward H. Lechner joined the National Guard on 23 December 1940 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. He was promoted from S/Sgt to T/Sgt on 30 November 1944 and to 2nd Lt on 11 December 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees, www.coulthart.com/134
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Raphaël Marchal