Brown Co., Wisconsin OBIT:  Ransom H. Kuchenbecker

SUBJECT: obit for Pfc. Kuchenbecker
SUBMITTER: Bev Nohr
EMAIL: rjnohr@aol.com
DATE: Apr 01, 1999

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."



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