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KRETSCHMER, Monroe Morris - Date of
birth
20 November 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36118171 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
B Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hospital, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur L. Kretschmer (father)
Margaret (Wendland) Kretschmer (mother)
Richard A. Kretschmer (brother)
Margaret Kretschmer (sister)
Leona Kretschmer (sister)
More information
Last duty location: Area of Heitrak, Holland on October 28, 1944. He died from shrapnel wounds received when his tank was hit by enemy fire.Graduate of East High School and employed by a florist, entered service June 12, 1941, overseas nine months.
T/4 Monroe M. Kretschmer was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block Q, Row 5, Grave 86.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WW2memorial, archive, 7th ArmoredDivision, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Scott Mills (grand nephew)