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KOEHNKE, Herman Lewis - Date of
birth
5 January 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Karlshöfen, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany -
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35148546 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
12th Engineer Combat Battalion,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Schmidt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 2 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Fredrick D. W. Koehnke (father)
Margaret (Otten) Koehnke (mother)
Margaret Koehnke (sister)
Henry O. Koehnke (brother)
Lillian (Ellingsen) Koehnke (wife)
More information
Pvt Herman L. Koehnke enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 13 July 1943. He was discharged from a hospital in England after recovering from a broken ankle.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Meeks Folk Logan Koehnke Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Kokomo Tribune
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Richard F. Meeks