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Personal info

Full name
LINZMEIER, Andrew
Date of birth
31 January 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Milladore, Wood County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Wood County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36201815
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 15 68

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Linzmeier (father)
Rose (Grassel) Linzmeier (mother)
Henry J. Linzmeier (brother)
Eleonora R. (Bornbach) Linzmeier (sister)
Elizabeth (Draxler) Linzmeier (sister)
Louis Linzmeier (brother)
George Linzmeier (brother)
Robert Linzmeier (brother)
Joseph F. Linzmeier (brother)
Ignatius M. Linzmeier (brother)
Anna B. (Wilatoski) Linzmeier (sister)
Thomas Linzmeier (brother)
Margaret B. (Hafenbredt) Linzmeier (sister)

More information

T/5 Andrew Linzmeier enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 20 February 1941 and was sent overseas in December 1942, serving first in North Africa and, Sicily

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Bernie L, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Daily Tribune - Feb. 6 1945