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Personal info

Full name
KUNZ, Louis Raymond John
Date of birth
26 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Hometown
Sangamon County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36782657
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 14 18

Immediate family

Members
William A. Kunz (father)
Louise (Pfoffenbach) Kunz (mother)
Edwin J. Kunz (brother)
William H. Kunz (brother)
Florence Kunz (sister)
Arthur Kunz (brother)
Maxine Kunz (sister)
Eugene Kunz (brother)
Leroy Kunz (brother)
Lillie (Young) Kunz (wife)
Barbara L. Kunz (daughter)
Louis J. Kunz (son)

More information

Pfc Louis R. Kunz enlisted in January 1944.

He was reported wounded in action on 25 August 1944. After recovering, he returned to his unit. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Louis J. Kunz (son), www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - CLB, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Watts Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Sikeston Standard

Photo source: www.findafrave.com - BSK, Louis J. Kunz