Discharge Form for Allen L. Gochenour
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Title
Discharge Form for Allen L. Gochenour
Subject
Gochenour, Allen Lee (1917-1977)
Recording & registration - Maryland - Fort George G. Meade
Military discharges - Maryland - Fort George G. Meade
Description
Photograph of the form issued for Allen L. Gochenour's honorable discharge from the Army at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
He served as a Sgt. and was an anti-tank crewman in the 116th Infantry where he was awarded several medals including a Purple Heart.
He served in Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland. His overseas service lasted three years.
Born in 1917, Sgt. Gochenour returned to Woodstock in June 1945.
His parents were Oscar Martin and Mary Ethel (Hepner) Gochenour. His mother died a few days after his birth. Allen was raised by his Aunt Maggie M. Gochenour.
He married Margaret Vivian Snyder after the war, in 1946. The couple divorced in 1955.
Allen's second wife was Virginia L. Lantz.
He served as a Sgt. and was an anti-tank crewman in the 116th Infantry where he was awarded several medals including a Purple Heart.
He served in Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland. His overseas service lasted three years.
Born in 1917, Sgt. Gochenour returned to Woodstock in June 1945.
His parents were Oscar Martin and Mary Ethel (Hepner) Gochenour. His mother died a few days after his birth. Allen was raised by his Aunt Maggie M. Gochenour.
He married Margaret Vivian Snyder after the war, in 1946. The couple divorced in 1955.
Allen's second wife was Virginia L. Lantz.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Paperwork related to Allen L. Gochenour's Army discharge appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002347 and 002350.
Identifier
002347
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Discharge Form for Allen L. Gochenour,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 5, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/27015.
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