Howard A MACHER

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICE33700400
AGE30 yo
DATE OF BIRTH21 Aout 1913 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PENNSYLVANIA
ENLISTMENT STATEPENNSYLVANIA
FAMILY

 Spouse : Helen Rock Macher

Parents : John Bittner & Marion Florence Thornberry MACHER

Siblings : John Buck, David William, Edward & Walter Denslow

RANKPrivate
FONCTION 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTSkilled occupations in the manufacture of miscellaneous products NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT20 August 1943 Pittsburgh PENNSYLVANIA
COMPANYCompany
REGIMENT 786th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company
ARMYArmy
DATE OF DEATH13 August 1944

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STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHCaen
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  La Cambe3539

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Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
 C616
DECORATION

World War II Victory

Meritorious Unit Commendation

Medal Streamer embroidered European Theater


victory medal

combat infantryman badge

Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_Streamer_embroidered_European_Theater

 

us army 	786th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company
STORY

A son of John and Marion MACHER, Howard has two sisters and 3 brothers who will fight for their country as well.

Howard is married when he enlists in the US Army in August 1943.

He joins a specialized unit, that is the 786th Eng. Petroleum Dist. Co. made up on August 13, 1943 and activated on August 14, 1943.

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The 786th come ashore on Omaha on June 11 and sets up in an orchard near Huppain.

They have only 10 days to realize and get the petroleum distribution system ready to use.

On June 10, beginning of the pipeline building in Sainte Honorine and Port-en-Bessin.

On June 21, the supplying via pipeline must be in service. On June 23, first tanker in the harbor.

On June 25, beginning of unloading tasks for the 786th.

Before July 1, the 786th runs the POL minor system and remains the only unit in the Huppain sector.

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After the capture of Cherbourg, he instals a pipeline westward, following the railroad from Bayeux to Carentan.

On July 9 they are in Govin but are stopped due to enemy fire.

The pipeline is supposed to go through Saint Jean de Daye but this village is still under German control so the work is temporarily abandoned.

Then he resumes his work on July 24 and reach Carentan.

South of Govin two pipelines are build, one for the air force, the other for vehicules and which is to get linked up to the major system in Saint Lô.

Howard will die of his wounds on August 13, 1944 in Caen.

He is the only one of the three brothers not to make it back home.

He will have participate in one of the most ingenious system of our History : PLUTO.

The 786th will be awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered European Theater for the period from June 9 to August 9, 1944.


Brother's Howard A

David William MACHER

 

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER33262944ii
DATE OF BIRTH4 August 1910 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PENNSYLVANIA
STATE PENNSYLVANIA
FAMILY

Parents : John Bittner & Marion Florence Thornberry MACHER

Siblings : John Buck,  Howard A, Edward & Walter Denslow

RANK Tech 4
JOB before ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractorPhoto FDLM
DATE of ENLISTEMENT21 April 1942
UNIT
us army medical corps medical corps
Military service from 21 Apr 1942 through 23 Nov 1949. T/5 with the 25th Gen. Hosp.
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOFindagrave.com  
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO  Findagrave.com - Bruno CADEVILLE - Frédéric LAVERNHE
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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