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VOGHT, Oscar Freeborn Jr - Date of
birth
10 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Plattekill, Ulster County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32666940 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
135th Engineer Combat Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar F. Voght (father)
Effie Voght (mother)
More information
Pfc Oscar F. Voght Jr. was employed as a clerk at the Hudson Valley Pure Food Company before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 12 December 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.His company commander, Capt George Weber, remembered what happened:
This tragic accident occurred when the company set out on a river crossing on 9 November. He was wounded by shrapnel which rendered him unconscious and was immediately sent to the hospital. His wounds were of such a serious nature that he never recovered consciousness and he passed away on the tenth of November.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Union48, www.newspapers.com – Poughkeepsie Journal New York 2 December 1944 / The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 10 December 1944
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