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BOHLER, Harry Glenn Jr "Peck" - Date of
birth
31 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana -
Hometown
DeKalb County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35540307 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
8 June 1945 - Place of
death
Saarbrücken, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry G. Bohler (father)
Ruth E. (Longbrake) Bohler (mother)
Harriett B. Bohler (sister)
More information
Pfc Harry G. Bohler Jr. attended high school for four years and was a toolmaker and die sinker and setter.He enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 6 January 1943. He was sent overseas in October 1943.
On the evening of 8 June 1945, Pfc Bohler was preparing to go on guard duty. As he walked down from the second floor of the house in which he was billeted, a rifle was accidentally discharged from the floor below. The bullet struck him in the left leg, severing an artery. He was rushed to the nearest hospital and given plasma during the transport. During the trip he was completely conscious. Although he felt some pain at first, an opiate was administered.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Turner Prettyman York Family Tree / Indiana Birth Certificates, www.findagrave.com – David Cole
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / David Cole, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Garrett Indiana / Lynnby