Koch, Oscar, BG

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Brigadier General
Last Service Branch
Cavalry
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1951-1952, 00GD, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)
Service Years
1916 - 1954
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Cold War Certificate
Cavalry
Brigadier General
Eight Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
 Year of Birth
1897
 
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Home Town
Milwaukee
Date of Passing
May 16, 1970		  

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Member of the US Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.

Served as GEN Patton's senior G-2 Officer during World War II, in the II Corps, 7th Army and 3rd Army.

In early December 1944, he was the only Allied G-2 officer to determine that the German Army was massing for a surprise frontal attack against the US VIII Corps in the Ardennes; which became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
   
   1941-1942, 9301, 2nd Armored Division

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2nd Armored Division
Pickering, James, BG, (1916-1946) MI 9301 Lieutenant Colonel
Patton, George Smith, GEN, (1909-1945) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Wogan, John Beugnot, MG, (1915-1946) AR 1210 Brigadier General
Greene, Douglas, MG, (1913-1946) AR 1203 Colonel
Greene, Douglas, MG, (1913-1946) AR 1203 Colonel
Kingman, Allen, BG, (1916-1953) AR 1203 Colonel
Waters, John Knight, GEN, (1927-1966) CV 1620 Major
Muller, Frank Muir, COL, (1936-1968) CV 1620 First Lieutenant
Muller, Frank Muir, COL, (1936-1968) CV 1620 Second Lieutenant
Sturbitz, Mihiel, 2LT, (1942-1944) AR 1203 Second Lieutenant
Wieser, Lambert Vincent, 2LT, (1942-1944) AR 1203 Second Lieutenant
Brown, Robert Evan, CPT, (1918-1952) AR 761 First Sergeant
Baker, Eddie Tone, SGT, (1935-1942) AR 795 Sergeant
Maas, William, SGT, (1940-1946) QM 60 Sergeant
Whittington, Hulon Brocke, MAJ, (1940-1948) IN 745 Sergeant
Puryear, Edward, SSG, (1936-1970) AR 795 Technician Fourth Grade
Disbrow, Clifford Harold, 2LT, (1941-1944) AR 795 Corporal
Warren, Kenneth Edison, Cpl, (1942-1944) AR 795 Corporal
Lubenesky, Alex, PFC, (1942-1944) AR 795 Private First Class
Manders, William, CPT, (1941-1946) AR 736 Private First Class
Keyes, Geoffrey, LTG, (1908-1954) 2010 Colonel
Truman, Louis Watson, LTG, (1926-1967) 2162 Captain
Parks, Floyd, LTG, (1918-1956) Colonel
McIntyre, Brendan E., SGT, (1942-1945) Private First Class
Adams, Robert, PVT, (1941-1943) UN Private
Rimer, John Lanier, Cpl, (1940-1945) Private
Harmon, Ernest, MG, (1917-1948) Major General
Crittenberger, Willis Dale, LTG, (1913-1952) Brigadier General
White, Isaac, GEN, (1923-1961) Colonel
White, Isaac, GEN, (1923-1961) Lieutenant Colonel
Anderson, Ameth, T/SGT, (1941-1945) Technical Sergeant
Palmer, John DeMar, T/4, (1941-1946) Technician Fourth Grade
Watkins, John Hatch, Cpl, (1941-1945) Corporal
Yockey, William, Cpl, (1941-1944) Corporal
Hershey, Stanley Leon, PFC, (1942-1943) Private First Class
Payson, Burnett Maurice, PFC, (1941-1945) Private First Class
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Grow, Robert, MG, (1916-1953) AG 2162 Lieutenant Colonel

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