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LECHNER, Carl Matthew - Date of
birth
11 September 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Daviess County, Indiana -
Hometown
Dubois County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35247291 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph F. Lechner (father)
Lavina W. (Wininger) Lechner (mother)
Mary A. Lechner (sister)
Marguerite E. Lechner (sister)
Lenna J. Lechner (sister)
Joseph L. Lechner (brother)
Rosa A. Lechner (sister)
Virginia M. Lechner (sister)
Frieda Lechner (sister)
Bernadette R. Lechner (wife)
Patricia Lechner (daughter)
More information
Pvt Carl M. Lechner enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 20 March 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment
Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Henry S. Sullivan Family Tree / 1920/1930/1940 Census
Photo source: www.abmc.gov - Des Philippet, The Herald 29 May 1982