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GUENTHER, David Leonard - Date of
birth
3 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37623956 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 September 1944 - Place of
death
Leyr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 30 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David T. Guenther (father)
Margaret A. (Miller) Guenther (mother)
Dorothy Guenther (sister)
Evelyn C. Guenther (wife)
More information
Pvt David L. Guenther was in the garage business before he enlisted at the Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 8 August 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The St. Louis Star and Times, 5 December 1944