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05-25-2015, 12:59 AM
Go ahead and post about anybody you knew or you want remembered on this Memorial Day. I have several people who died while defending the US in my family.
Ransom Kuchenbacker, enlisted in the Army on 3 Aug 1942, died in the Philippines on 24 Feb 1945. He was a Private First Class in the 63rd Infantry.
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From his obituary:
The second person is Roy W Fischer.
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He was a Private in Company B, 331 Infantry Unit, 83rd Division. He died on July 13th, 1944, 5 miles south of Carentan and is buried in France in the St Laurent Cemetery, now called Normandy American Cemetery. This is the after action report of what the 331 Inf. went through in July 1944.
The small country cemetery where Ransom and Roy memorialized will have a Memorial Day service at 10:15 AM to honor them and others.
The third person is Charles F Bair who served in the Philippine–American War.
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Between 27 Oct 1898 and 16 Feb 1900 he was a Private in Company I, US Army 4th Infantry Regiment. He died in Manila, Philippines, of Typhoid Fever. He is buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery.
Ransom Kuchenbacker, enlisted in the Army on 3 Aug 1942, died in the Philippines on 24 Feb 1945. He was a Private First Class in the 63rd Infantry.
From his obituary:
Quote:Special to the Green Bay Press-Gazette
LARK, Wis -- Nearly 1,000 persons attended the memorial service for Pfc. Ransom H. Kuchenbecker, 32, victim of the battle of Luzon, at Emmanuel Evangelical church here last Sunday. the Rev H.A. Bernhardt conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. T. Jordan, Ripon, and the Rev. H. E. Krug, Appleton.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuchenbecker, Ransom Kuchenbecker was born in the town of Morrison, Brown county, Oct 22, 1912. He was killed Feb 24, 1945, and his body buried at Manila, where rites were conducted by the regimental chaplain. Survivors are his parents and a brother, Ellsworth. A member of Emmanuel church, he had served as teacher in the Sunday school, Christian Endeavor president and treasurer of the missions and benevolent budget of the church. He also had held offices in the Brown County Christian Youth association and the Green Bay district of the Christian Endeavor society.
Pfc. Kuchenbecker entered the Army Aug. 17, 1942 and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.,Yuma, Ariz., and Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., before leaving for overseas July 15, 1943. He saw service in the Hawaiian islands before being transferred to New Guinea in December 1943. He was in active combat since June 1944, and on Jan. 16, 1945 he went to the Philippines. His commanding officer testified: "He was a man of excellent character and good morals, recognized as a fine soldier, whose courage, faithfulness and sound judgment were a credit to his organization."
The second person is Roy W Fischer.
He was a Private in Company B, 331 Infantry Unit, 83rd Division. He died on July 13th, 1944, 5 miles south of Carentan and is buried in France in the St Laurent Cemetery, now called Normandy American Cemetery. This is the after action report of what the 331 Inf. went through in July 1944.
The small country cemetery where Ransom and Roy memorialized will have a Memorial Day service at 10:15 AM to honor them and others.
The third person is Charles F Bair who served in the Philippine–American War.
Between 27 Oct 1898 and 16 Feb 1900 he was a Private in Company I, US Army 4th Infantry Regiment. He died in Manila, Philippines, of Typhoid Fever. He is buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery.
Ransom Kuchenbacker, enlisted in the Army on 3 Aug 1942, died in the Philippines on 24 Feb 1945. He was a Private First Class in the 63rd Infantry.
From his obituary:
Quote:Special to the Green Bay Press-Gazette
LARK, Wis -- Nearly 1,000 persons attended the memorial service for Pfc. Ransom H. Kuchenbecker, 32, victim of the battle of Luzon, at Emmanuel Evangelical church here last Sunday. the Rev H.A. Bernhardt conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. T. Jordan, Ripon, and the Rev. H. E. Krug, Appleton.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuchenbecker, Ransom Kuchenbecker was born in the town of Morrison, Brown county, Oct 22, 1912. He was killed Feb 24, 1945, and his body buried at Manila, where rites were conducted by the regimental chaplain. Survivors are his parents and a brother, Ellsworth. A member of Emmanuel church, he had served as teacher in the Sunday school, Christian Endeavor president and treasurer of the missions and benevolent budget of the church. He also had held offices in the Brown County Christian Youth association and the Green Bay district of the Christian Endeavor society.
Pfc. Kuchenbecker entered the Army Aug. 17, 1942 and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.,Yuma, Ariz., and Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., before leaving for overseas July 15, 1943. He saw service in the Hawaiian islands before being transferred to New Guinea in December 1943. He was in active combat since June 1944, and on Jan. 16, 1945 he went to the Philippines. His commanding officer testified: "He was a man of excellent character and good morals, recognized as a fine soldier, whose courage, faithfulness and sound judgment were a credit to his organization."
The second person is Roy W Fischer.
He was a Private in Company B, 331 Infantry Unit, 83rd Division. He died on July 13th, 1944, 5 miles south of Carentan and is buried in France in the St Laurent Cemetery, now called Normandy American Cemetery. This is the after action report of what the 331 Inf. went through in July 1944.
The small country cemetery where Ransom and Roy memorialized will have a Memorial Day service at 10:15 AM to honor them and others.
The third person is Charles F Bair who served in the Philippine–American War.
Between 27 Oct 1898 and 16 Feb 1900 he was a Private in Company I, US Army 4th Infantry Regiment. He died in Manila, Philippines, of Typhoid Fever. He is buried in the San Francisco National Cemetery.
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