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Personal info

Full name
BALCH, Vernon Emery
Date of birth
31 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Schenectady County, New York

Military service

Service number
32747572
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicnity of Zulpich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 73

Immediate family

Members
Dight V. Balch (father)
Letah B. (Hackett) Balch (mother)
Esther E. Balch (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.60thinfantry.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Public Photos, Schenectady County's Finest