Private First Class Kachele was a member of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on 24 February 1953 and returned to duty on 15 April 1953. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on 1 May 1953.

Kachele was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.