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Personal info

Full name
TESCH, George William
Date of birth
22 November 1911
Age
32
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34795731
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 28 27

Immediate family

Members
Louis E. Tesch (father)
Emma (Odrion) Tesch (mother)
Herman Tesch (brother)
Ernest L. Tesch (brother)
Clara Tesch (sister)
Elizabeth Tesch (sister)
Evelyn H. (Hall) Tesch (wife)
Elizabeth N. Tesch (daughter)
Emma J. Tesch (daughter)

More information

Pfc George W. Tesch was a painter before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 5 November 1943. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / 1930/1940 Census / Haskell Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division
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