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Personal info

Full name
LANG, Fred William
Date of birth
31 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36841917
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 9 18

Immediate family

Members
William Lang (father)
Katie Lang (mother)
Marie Lang (sister)
Lillian Lang (sister)
Jaqueline Lang (sister)
Thelma L. Lang (wife)
Ronald Lang (son)
Jeffry Lang (son)

More information

Pfc Fred W. Lang was a truck driver before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Milwaukee Journal - 5 February 1945