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Personal info

Full name
WIDMANN, Lawrence T
Date of birth
1913
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Indiana
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35501386
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 33

Immediate family

Members
Mary R. Widmann (mother)
Carl M. Widmann (brother)
Joseph B. Widmann (brother)
Edward Widmann (brother)
Henry J. Widmann (brother)

More information

Pfc Lawrence T. Widmann was employed by the Tokheim Oil Tank & Pump Company.

He enlisted at Camp Perry, Ohio on 13 May 1942.

He was a veteran of all the campaigns of his division.

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Fort Wayne News Sentinel - 1 November 1944 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott