Brown Co., Wisconsin OBIT:  Ransom H. Kuchenbecker

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special to Press-Gazette

LARK, Wis -- Nearly 1,000 persons attended the memorial service for
Pfc. Ransom H. Kuchenbecker, 32, victim of the battle of Luzon, at
Emmanuel Evangelical church here last Sunday. the Rev H.A. Bernhardt
conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. T. Jordan, Ripon, and the
Rev. H. E. Krug, Appleton.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuchenbecker, Ransom Kuchenbecker was
born in the town of Morrison, Brown county, Oct 22, 1912. He was
killed Feb 24, 1945, and his body buried at Manila, where rites were
conducted by the regimental chaplain. Survivors are his parents and a
brother, Ellsworth. A member of Emmanuel church, he had served as
teacher in the Sunday school, Christian Endeavor president and
treasurer of the missions and benevolent budget of the church. He also
had held offices in the Brown County Christian Youth association and
the Green Bay district of the Christian Endeavor society.

Pfc. Kuchenbecker entered the Army Aug. 17, 1942 and was stationed at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.,Yuma, Ariz., and Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.,
before leaving for overseas July 15, 1943. He saw service in the
Hawaiian islands before being transferred to New Guinea in December
1943. He was in active combat since June 1944, and on Jan. 16, 1945 he
went to the Philippines. His commanding officer testified: "He
was a man of excellent character and good morals, recognized as a fine
soldier, whose courage, faithfulness and sound judgment were a credit
to his organization.