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Personal info

Full name
HARTMAN, Lester H
Date of birth
1912
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Nebraska
Hometown
Webster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
17012299
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 9 22

Immediate family

Members
Adolph Hartman (father)
Caroline Hartman (mother)
Walter P. Hartman (brother)
Oscar K. Hartman (brother)
Irvin Hartman (brother)
Elmer Hartman (brother)
Viola Hartman (sister)

More information

Pfc Lester H. Hartman joined the Regular Army in Grand Island, Nebraska on 5 October 1940.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet