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KOCH, Victor Pete - Date of
birth
17 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas -
Hometown
Vidor, Orange County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38541531 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1944 - Place of
death
West of Chambrey, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adolph T. Koch (father)
Annie M. (Jost) Koch (mother)
Herbert W. Koch (brother)
Anton J. Koch (brother)
Ernest L. Koch (brother)
Adella Koch (sister)
Freddy Koch (brother)
More information
Sgt Victor P. Koch enlisted in Houston, Texas on 29 July 1943.He was killed by small arms fire.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
His brother Anton J. Koch is buried at Brittany American Cemetery, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / My Family / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
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