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KAERCHER, Donald Jay - Date of
birth
26 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36579667 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
Harlange, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Marcellus J. Kaercher (father)
Esther C. (Flodquist) Kaercher (mother)
William D. Kaercher (brother)
More information
Pvt Donald J. Kaercher was first buried at the Temporary American Militaty Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, - William D. Kaercher, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. High School Yearbooks, Detroit, Michigan