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PEACHER, Wilford Lee - Date of
birth
18 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri -
Hometown
Dade County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36784892 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 September 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 64 |
Immediate family
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Members
Forrest Peacher (father)
Anna D. (Prange) Peacher (mother)
Ruby Peacher (sister)
Virginia O. (Shallenberger) Peacher (wife)
Ronald L. Peacher (son)
More information
Pvt Wilford L. Peacher attended Gem City Business College and was employed by the Grennan Cake Company.He enlisted on 7 January 1944 and was sent overseas on 7 August 1944.
Pvt Peacher is remembered at Shelby Memorial Cemetery, Shelby County, Missouri.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Macon Chronicle-Herald / Flint Hawes, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, The Palmyra Spectator
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier / Gary Maize, The Palmyra Spectator