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Personal info

Full name
TSCHIDA, Louis Bernard
Date of birth
1 January 1910
Age
35
Place of birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35896250
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Oberhausen-an-der-Nahe, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 49

Immediate family

Members
Stephen M. Tschida (father)
Katharine (Engel) Tschida (mother)
Stephen B. Tschida (brother)
Lawrence E. Tschida (brother)
Pauline Tschida (sister)
Kathleen Tschida (sister)
Eleanor E. Tschida (sister)
Marie (Kramer) Tschida (wife)

More information

Pfc Louis B. Tschida married Marie Kramer on 24 April 1937.

He was employed by the aviation division of the Studebaker Corporation.

He enlisted on 27 October 1943 and trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 26 March 1945

Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten