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Personal info

Full name
LONCHER, John C
Date of birth
5 October 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33259903
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Colmar, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 8 5

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Loncher (father)
Rose (Marcovic) Loncher (mother)
James Loncher (brother)
Peter Loncher (brother)
Martin Loncher (brother)
Jacob Loncher (brother)

More information

Pfc John C. Loncher was a carpenter and employed by the Tyrone Limestone Company before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 2 December 1942. He was sent overseas on 1 July 1944.

On 17 January, one round of enemy artillery fell in the vicinity of 203 anti-tank mines, causing several to explode. Nine enlisted men were killed, one was seriously wounded and two were lightly wounded.

Pfc Loncher was killed because his body was crushed by the blast.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery