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| Address: Norton, Kansas.
Entered Service: June 5, 1940. Branch of Service: Field Artillery. Trained at Fort Riley, Ks.(June 5, 1940 to Feb. 15, 1941), Fort Sill, Ok.(Feb. 15, 1942 to June 15, 1941), Fort Ord, Ca.(June 15, 1941), Camp Hood, Tx., San Luis Obispo, Ca., Camp Cooke, Ca. Overseas: April 13, 1944. Theatre of Operations: European. Engagements: Normandy, Northern France, Germany, Central Europe, Rhineland. Decorations: Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, American Theatre Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon, One Silver Campaign Star. Discharged: November 3, 1945 at Bushnell General Hospital, Brigham City, Utah. Rank: Staff Sergeant. Total Time Served: Sixty-five months. Present Occupation: Parts Man. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tacha, Jennings, Kansas. Wife: Viola Tacha. Son: Donald Lee Tacha. |
