Neudecker William Anthony "Pete

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William Anthony "Pete Neudecker is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

1st Infantry Division Stele - Cheb

Name:

William Anthony "Pete Neudecker

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

36696045

Unit:

16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1945-03-06

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Silver Star, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

When William Anthony "Pete" Neudecker was born on March 5, 1916, his father, William, was 37 and his mother, Anna, was 34. He married Coletta A. "Ted" Ukena on January 23, 1941. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He survived the D-Day Normandy invasion. He was Killed in Action by a sniper while he was riding in a Jeep as a main gunner on March 6, 1945. He is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.