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Personal info

Full name
DEITCHLEY, Kenneth James
Date of birth
25 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Mishawaka, St Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
Mishawaka, St Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35536650
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1945
Place of death
Near Ockfen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 3 17

Immediate family

Members
John G. Deitchley (father)
Mary (Van Holsveke) Deitchley (mother)
George A. Deitchley (brother)
Robert J. Deitchley (brother)
John N. Deitchley (brother)
James Deitchley (brother)
Mary Jane Deitchley (sister)
Marcella Deitchley (sister)
Anna Marie Deitchley (sister)
Harold Deitchley (brother)
Dorothy M. Deitchley (sister)

More information

Sgt Kenneth J. Deitchley attended high school for 3 years and was employed at employed at Dodges Manufacturing Company.

He enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 8 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Brent Baldwin Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The South Bend Tribune 2 May 1943 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott