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WECHTER, George Louis Jr - Date of
birth
9 November 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Cranberry, Crawford County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cranberry, Crawford County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35070843 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Amanvillers, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 13 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Wechter (father)
Celesta F. (Pifher) Wechter (mother)
Cathrine Wechter (sister)
Janice Wechter (sister)
Jerome Wechter (brother)
Margarete Wechter (sister)
Anna M. Wechter (sister)
Beatrice Wechter (sister)
Norman Wechter (brother)
Helen Wechter (sister)
Lewis Wechter (brother)
Alfred Wechter (brother)
More information
Pvt George L. Wechter worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 4 March 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Weithman Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ron Cruikshank / Saving records for our future