CHEHOCK, Sgt. Lester P.
CHEHOCK, SPONHEIM
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/14/2013 at 09:55:19
Mitchell County Press-News
Osage, Iowa
Thursday, June 14, 1945Memorial Service For Lester Chehock
Memorial service for Sgt. Lester P. Chehock will be held Sunday, June 17, at the Methodist Church in Plymouth. He was a graduate from the Plymouth High School in 1938.
Sergeant Chehock was reported missing in action in Germany December 21, 1944, and later reports showed that he died that same day, a prisoner of the Germans.
He was inducted into the United States Army August 21, 1942, and received his initial training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He acted as instructor at Camp Blanding, Florida, Camp McCoy, Wis., and at Camp Atterbury, Ind. He was sent overseas in October, 1944, landed in England and was soon sent to action in France.
Sergeant Chechock was married to Gertrude Sponheim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sponheim, April 4, 1943.
He is survived by his wife, his father, a twin sister, Lurintha; a brother, Eldon, and a niece.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2013
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