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KETCHUM, Archie Tillman - Date of
birth
23 November 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Onslow County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Jones County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34855385 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charlie L. Ketchum (father)
Sadie L. (Evans) Ketchum (mother)
Josie M. Ketchum (sister)
Marvin Ketchum (brother)
Frank Ketchum (brother)
Joseph Ketchum (brother)
George Ketchum (brother)
More information
Pvt Archie Ketchum enlisted on 7 December 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 20 September 1944.He is also listed on the Walls of the Missing at the American War Cemetery at Margraten.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov WWII Enlistment Record, www.archives.gov WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Trees, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/29div/reports
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Portier, The News and Observer - 22 December 1944, 11 March 1945