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Personal info

Full name
ABSHER, Fred
Date of birth
23 September 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Casey County, Kentucky
Hometown
Casey County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35808838
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 13 42

Immediate family

Members
Roe M. T. Absher (father)
Cora L. (Patton) Absher (mother)
May Absher (sister)
Pauline Absher (sister)
Ellen R. Absher (sister)
Gracie Absher (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten