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WARTZENLUFT, Albert Leroy - Date of
birth
4 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33624733 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Royal "Roy" S. Wartzenluft (father)
Stelle V. (Hettinger) Wartzenluft (mother)
Anna L. Wartzenluft (sister)
Elizabeth M. Wartzenluft (wife)
More information
Sgt Albert L. Wartzenluft graduated from Sinking Spring High School and was employed at Berkshire Knitting Mills.He enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 1 May 1943.
Sgt Albert L. Wartzenluft first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Block UU, Row 5, Grave 110.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Familiy Trees, www.16thinfantry.com, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, 69th Division Newsletter, 2001, Sinking Spring High School 1932