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KOCHERSPERGER, Jesse Willis - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Eldorado, Dorchester County, Maryland -
Hometown
Cheriton, Northampton County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33882755 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hücheln-Eschweiler, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse V. Kochersperger (father)
Alice (Jacobs) Kochersperger (mother)
Henry V. Kochersperger (brother)
Gertrude E. (Abbott) Kochersperger (wife)
Jesse W. Kochersprecher (son)
More information
Pvt Jesse W. Kochersperger enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 10 April 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Virginia Marriage Certificate, After Action Report of the 47th IR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten