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TESCHKE, Nicholas Joseph "Nick" - Date of
birth
11 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36355514 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 28 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry P. Teschke (father)
Clara M. (Vogel) Teschke (mother)
Genevieve E. Teschke (sister)
Harriet Teschke (sister)
More information
Sgt Nicholas J. Teschke enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 29 June 1942.He attended high school for 4 years and was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted.
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.findagrave.com - Jan Van, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Blum Specht Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Janet E. Hale