Paul S. Kocher

World War II
Service #33606791
Unit424th Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service From Pennsylvania
Date of DeathDecember 17 1944
StatusRecovered
Initially Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Plot2
B
Row2
41
Grave2
58
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed as missing in action, Private First Class Kocher’s remains were recovered, identified and interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.