Service number: 37571607
Age: 19
Born: 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Family:
William Rochford (father)
Alicia Margaret, aka Margaret A. (nee Chute) Rochford (mother)
Patricia Mary aka Mary P. Rochford/Carroll (sister)
William Rochford (brother)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 21 January 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 2, Grave 42
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Enlisted May 1943, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Other information:
Service number: 37571607
Age: 19
Born: 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Family:
William Rochford (father)
Alicia Margaret, aka Margaret A. (nee Chute) Rochford (mother)
Patricia Mary aka Mary P. Rochford/Carroll (sister)
William Rochford (brother)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 21 January 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 2, Grave 42
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Enlisted May 1943, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Other information:
Inscription
SGT 48 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV MINNESOTA
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Minnesota.
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