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LONERGAN, Vincent L - Date of
birth
1908 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
California -
Hometown
Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39046140 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
6 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Greiz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 42 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ada T. Lonergan (mother)
William R. Lonergan (brother)
Vesta M. Lonergan (sister)
Jack J. Lonergan (brother)
Lester C. Lonergan (brother)
Edward L. Lonergan (brother)
Marie Lonergan (wife)
More information
Pfc Vincent L. Lonergan enlisted on 14 May 1943 in San Francisco, California.He was taken prisoner of war in the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Germany on 16 December 1944 and was imprisoned at Stalag IX-B. The stalag was liberated on 4 April 1945 by the U.S Army but Pvt Vincent wasn't present.
On 8 February 1945, together with 350 of the physically fit prisoners, who were Jews, looked like Jews or were deemed "troublemakers" or were grabbed at random because the Nazis needed slave labor, were sent to a Nazi concentration camp at Berga. They arrived at the camp on 13 February 1945. Starting that date the prisoners had to work in terrible conditions.
On 5 April 1945 the camp was evacuated and the prisoners embarked on a march to an unknown destination southward. After a day walking, they were lodged in a school. That night, Pfc Lonegran and thre other American soldiers died.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Enlistment, Jeff Hays, Berga Soldiers of another war, https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/27/magazine/the-lost-soldiers-of-stalag-ixb.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten