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Grave marker for Charles W. Ochs and spouse in the Crest
Lawn Memorial Gardens, Marriottsville (Howard county, Maryland.
Charles enlisted in the Army at Baltimore, MD on 25 May
1942 and was initially assigned to the 551st PIR.
On 14 February 1945 T5 Ochs was transferred to Hq 1st,
508th PIR and then to Service Company two months later. On 18 August
1945 he was transferred to the 513th PIR, probably to be shipped back to
the U.S.
T/4 Ochs military decorations include he Purple Heart
as well as the Bronze Service Arrowhead device awarded for the Southern
France Campaign and Airborne Operations. |
