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CHEHOCK, Lester Paul - Date of
birth
9 February 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Plymouth, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa -
Hometown
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17068364 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Paul P. Chehock (father)
Ruby E. (Armstrong) Chehock (mother)
Luriintha P. Chehock (twin-sister)
Clayton E. Chehock (brother)
Eldon E. Chehock (brother)
Gertrude A. (Sponheim) Chehock (wife)
More information
Sgt Lester P. Chehock worked on a farm.He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 21 August 1942. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
He was reported missing in action on 21 December 1944 and later reports showed that he was talen prisoner and died the same day.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Kiewiet Bosworth Family Tree, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten, The Mason City Globe-Gazette