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Personal info

Full name
KACHMAR, Michael "Mike"
Date of birth
1 December 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35918403
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kelheim, near the Danube river, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 16 17

Immediate family

Members
Michael Kachmar (father)
Catherine Kachmar (mother)
John Kachmar (brother)
Helen (Boyko) Kachmar (wife)

More information

S/Sgt. Michael Kachmar graduated from West High School and was a baker before he enlisted on 9 October 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was married to Helen Boyko in August 1938.

Source of information: Yannick, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio Birth Index / World War II Army Enlistment Records, A pictorial account of the 393rd Infantry Regiment in combat, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal 2 June 1938 / 20 May 1945, https://archive.org/stream/BattleBabies/BattleBabies_djvu.txt
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal 20 May 1945