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Personal info

Full name
KETCHERSID, Vernis Eugene
Date of birth
3 April 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Hometown
Harford County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33890140
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schierke-Braunlage, Harz Mountains, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 17 8

Immediate family

Members
Cyrus N. Ketchersid (father)
Sally J. (Loden) Ketchersid (mother)
Ida M. Ketchersid (sister)
James E. Ketchersid (brother)
Glenn M. Ketchersid (brother)
Dorothy I. Ketchersid (sister)
Kenneth L. Ketchersid (brother)
Lois M. Ketchersid (wife)

More information

Pvt Vernis E. Ketchersid enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 3 June 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - family tree, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com