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BOETTCHER, Roy Martin - Date of
birth
2 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Warren, Macomb County, Michigan -
Hometown
Warren, Macomb County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36548384 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Worms, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Boettcher (father)
Hattie Boettcher (mother)
Edwin Boettcher (brother)
Virginia Boettcher (sister)
Doris Boettcher (sister)
Evelyn Boettcher (sister)
More information
Pfc Roy M. Boettcher worked on the family farm.From October 1944 to November 1944 he was hospitalized in France for wounds caused by small arms fire. Later in December he was wounded again in his face by artillery shell fragments.
He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously for his actions on 26 March 1945.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kim