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KOCH, John Kenneth - Date of
birth
30 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Saint Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37634688 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Erching, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 62 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alvin H. F. Koch (father)
Lorine A. (Obergaener) Koch (mother)
Richard F. Koch (brother)
More information
Pvt John K. Koch attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 8 March 1944.
Source of information: Ralph Peeters, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Krewinghaus Family Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis Globe-Democrat 22 January 1945