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KERCHMAR, Rudolph - Date of
birth
16 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33828217 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
385th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph Kerchmar (father)
Anna Kerchmar (mother)
Theresa Kerchmar (stepmother)
Mary Kerchmar (sister)
Elsie Kerchmar (sister)
More information
Pvt Rudolph Kerchmar enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 28 June 1943 and was initially assigned to the Air Corps. He received training at Gulfport, Mississippi and Greensboro, New Jersey where he trained at the radio signal school. After completing the course he was sent to Camp Howze, Texas and was then transferred to the infantry. He was sent overseas on 6 February 1945.
Source of information: Mary Margaret Gross (niece), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Bethelem Globe 24 April 1945 - courtesy of John Sise