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HOCH, Eugene Arthur - Date of
birth
20 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35828285 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Elsenborn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 27 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Steve Hoch (father)
Josephine (Samuel) Hoch (mother)
Milton Hoch (brother)
Ann (Gotzich) Hoch (wife)
Eugene A. Hoch Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Eugene A. Hoch attended East Technical High School and worked in the manufacture of miscellaneous products.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 30 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / Cuyahoga County, Marriage Records and Indexes. www.history.army.mil - Combat Chronicle, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten