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LUX, Louis John - Date of
birth
20 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Connecticut -
Hometown
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31405264 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hastenrath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman F. Lux (father)
Margaret Lux (mother)
Joseph Lux (brother)
More information
Pfc Louis J. Lux attended Crosby High School.He enlisted in New Haven, Connecticut on 25 August 1943.
Pfc Louis J. Lux is remembered at New Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Waterbury Ward, www.ancestry.com - US School Yearbook, www.wwiimemorial.com - David F. Babson