Name:
Daniel Albert Whitcher
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
31319963
Unit:
120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
2021-09-03
State:
Maine
Cemetery:
Elmwood Cemetery, Pownal Center, Cumberland County, Maine
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Daniel Whitcher was born on August 9, 1924 in Pownal, Maine.
He served with the 120th Infantry, 30th Infantry "Old Hickory" Division during WW2.
SSGT Whitcher was KIA during the liberation of Kerkrade, Netherlands on October 2, 1944 during the assault on the German West Wall.
A memorial Plaque at the St. Elizabeth Monastery (Stift) remembers him.