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LENTZ, Gilbert Ellsworth - Date of
birth
8 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ephrata, York County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33241781 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
Five kilometers east of Nutha and Güterglück, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leon L. Lentz (father)
Della O. (Zimmerman) Lentz (mother)
Dorothy L. Lentz (sister)
Winifred (Eitnier) Lentz (wife)
Gilbert E. Lentz Jr. (son)
More information
T/Sgt Gilbert E. Lentz graduated from Elizabethville High School with the class of 1937 and he was employed by a York industrial firm.He enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 5 October 1942 and was sent overseas in April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - John Richter, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/33241781, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Elizabethville Echo
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Joel Frampton Gilfert