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KERTSCHER, Ernest - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32954925 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest P. Kertscher (father)
Margaret Kertscher (mother)
More information
Pfc Ernest Kertscher attended 2 years of college before he enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 26 July 1943.He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Massachusetts Birth Index, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: Peter Schouteten