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HOHMANN, Kenneth T - Date of
birth
1 April 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35816439 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
102nd Evacuation Hospital
Ilrich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 18 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore B. Hohmann (father)
Lillian (Thomas) Hohmann (mother)
Ethel L. Hohmann (sister)
Mary R. Hohmann (sister)
Theodore B. Hohmann Jr. (brother)
Alcuin Hohmann (brother)
More information
Last Duty Location: Kirchain, Germany on 29 March 1945.Pvt Kenneth Hohmann died of wounds at the 102nd Evac Hospital in Leipzig, Germany. Nature of wounds was gunshot wounds to the hip.
A graduate of St. Xavier High School, Hohmann had been in the service seven months and had gone overseas in January. Prior to his entering the service he was an optical apprentice at the Service Optical Company.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, William L. Beigel, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Tessa en Frank Hoebers