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Personal info

Full name
LECHER, Frederick T
Date of birth
29 March 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Wharton, Morris County, New Jersey
Hometown
Roxbury, Morris County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
O-367769
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville-au-Val, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 33 20

Immediate family

Members
Robert M. Lecher (father)
Martha A. (Mitchell) Lecher (mother)
Louisa C. Lecher (sister)
Gladys W. Lecher (sister)
Robert J. Lecher (brother)
Lillian F. Lecher (sister)

More information

1st Lt Frederick T. Lecher attended 4 years of high school and was a toolmaker.

He was reported missing in action on 16 September when his company was in the vicinity of Ville-au-Val.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Evans Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
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