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Personal info

Full name
LUITZ, Erich
Date of birth
15 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Stuttgart, Germany
Hometown
Madison, Madison County, New York

Military service

Service number
42071650
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 3 12

Immediate family

Members
Helene F. (Meuller) Luitz (wife)
Nelson A. Luitz (son)

More information

Pfc Erich Luitz emigrated from Hamburg, Germany on 23 September 1929, sailing with the SS Albert Ballin and arriving in New York.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 31 January 1944.

PFC Luitz's Bronze Star citation in part reads: "PFC Luitz, without thought for his personal safety, exposed himself to administer first aid and remove his Company Commander to a place of safety. His action undoubtedly saved the life of his Commanding Officer."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - New York Passenger List - 1940 Census, Georgia Naturalization Records, Ridgewood Times - 20 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet