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OCHELTREE, Fred Ferrell - Date of
birth
29 October 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Orlando, Braxton County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Salt Lick, Braxton County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35745503 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 February 1945 - Place of
death
Bannholz Woods, north of Sinz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oley H. Ocheltree (father)
Ella N. (King) Ocheltree (mother)
Sylva L. Ocheltree (sister)
Hugh Ocheltree (brother)
Edna Ocheltree (sister)
Thomas E. Ocheltree (brother)
Virginia L. Ocheltree (sister)
More information
Pfc Fred F. Ocheltree was a structural- and ornamental- metal worker before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 7 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Myers Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – WWII Young American Patriots / B. L. Nicholson