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
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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.
   
   1944-1945, 9301, 3rd Army

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Patton, George Smith, GEN, (1909-1945) USA 0002 Lieutenant General
Craig, Louis A., MG, (1909-1952) USA 0002 Major General
Gaffey, Hugh, MG, (1917-1946) USA 0002 Major General
Brittingham, James, BG, (1916-1954) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Maddox, Halley, MG, (1920-1959) USA 0002 Brigadier General
Muller, Walter, MG, (1918-1956) LO 2625 Brigadier General
Williams, Edward T, LTG, (1920-1961) FA 1193 Brigadier General
Bratton, Rufus, COL, (1914-1952) AG 2900 Colonel
Campanole, Nickolas, COL, (1899-1945) CA 2180 Colonel
Cummings, Robert, COL, (1917-1946) AG 42A Colonel
Matthews, Frederick, COL, (1917-1952) AG 2260 Colonel
Carpenter, Charles, LTC, (1942-1946) AV 101D Lieutenant Colonel
Adams, Edward Everett, CPT, (1943-1946) CA 8105 Captain
Behers Jr., Bernard, LTC, (1941-1961) SC 0210 Captain
Posey, Robert Kelley, CPT, (1927-1945) CA 8104 Captain
Albright, Frank Phidias, 1LT, (1942-1946) CA 8105 First Lieutenant
Garis, Charles Russell, 1LT, (1941-1945) AR 1222 First Lieutenant
Russell, Joseph, LTC, (1943-1965) QM 4445 First Lieutenant
Smith, Harold T, COL, (1943-1973) FA 1154 Second Lieutenant
[Name Withheld], (1860-Present) EN 00B10 Sergeant Major
Clay, William, M/SGT, (1936-1949) OD 342 Master Sergeant
McQuerry, Charles, CSM, (1943-1983) IN 11B10 Corporal
Mick, Junior, Cpl, (1943-1946) IN 745 Private First Class
Diemer, Christopher, PFC, (1941-1945) IN 745 Private (E-2)
Gibson Sr., Fredrick, Cpl, (1942-1945) AR 736 Private (E-2)
Berkowitz, Leo, 1ST SGT, (1942-1946) MI 631 First Sergeant
Mims, John, M/SGT, (1940-1945) TC 345 Master Sergeant
Allen, William, S/SGT, (1940-1945) SC 776 Staff Sergeant
Dietz, Robert, S/SGT, (1941-1945) IN 745 Staff Sergeant
Gunderson, Conrad, S/SGT, (1941-1945) FA 645 Staff Sergeant
REDINGER, CECIL, T/4, (1942-1946) OD 909 Technician Third Grade
Brubeck, Dave, SGT, (1942-1946) AB 439 Sergeant
Dodd, Fred, SGT, (1940-1945) IN 188 Sergeant
Gardner, Robert Louis, SGT, (1943-1962) OD 913 Sergeant
Hawk (CMoH), John Druse, SGT, (1943-1945) IN 604 Sergeant
Rulli, Anthony, SGT, (1943-1945) EN 968 Sergeant
Worley, Oscar, SGT, (1941-1945) AR 761 Sergeant
Garrett, Richard, T/4, (1944-1946) IN 745 Technician Fourth Grade
Meyer, Russell Albion, T/4, (1941-1945) SC 043 Technician Fourth Grade
Crenna, Richard Donald, Cpl, (1944-1945) SC 05B10 Corporal
Culver, Roy, Cpl, (1942-1947) IN 521 Corporal
Marsh, Douglas Wayne, Cpl, (1943-1946) MP 669 Corporal
Mickel, Donald, SGT, (1944-1945) IN 746 Corporal
Collier, Garth, T/5, (1943-1945) TC 931 Technician Fifth Grade
Eddy, George, T/5, (1942-1945) EN 846 Technician Fifth Grade
Goodson, Milton, T/5, (1943-1946) TC 345 Technician Fifth Grade
Martin, John EN 78 Technician Fifth Grade
Reeves, Linual, T/5, (1942-1945) FA 645 Technician Fifth Grade
Hughes, John, PFC, (1943-1944) UN 00E Private First Class
Keasler, John, PFC, (1942-1945) IN 607 Private First Class
Nethercott, Joseph John, PFC, (1943-1945) IN 745 Private First Class
Cerroni, Angelo, PVT, (1942-1945) AR 610 Private
Fesmire, George Richard, PVT, (1943-1945) AR 795 Private
Gilmore, John, PFC, (1943-1945) EN 729 Private
Kidd, Andrew, PFC, (1942-1945) FA 845 Private
King, Charles, PVT, (1940-1945) UN 00E Private
King, Charles, PVT, (1940-1945) UN 00E Private
Maddox, Nelson, PFC, (1945-1945) IN 188 Private
Codman, Charles, COL, (1915-1945) 2030 Colonel

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