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MELZER, Louis E - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6918818 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis P. Melzer (father)
Bertha (Goltz) Melzer (mother)
More information
M/Sgt Louis E. Melzer graduated from Wausau High School in 1935.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Kathleen Englebretson, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Kathleen Englebretson, www.ancestry.com - 1935 Yearbook Wausau High School