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MORGENRATH, Louis Abraham - Date of
birth
18 January 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Poland -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1311534 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 42 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Pincus Morgenrath (father)
Fanny Morgenrath (mother)
Jacob Morgenrath (brother)
Sylvia Morgenrath (sister)
Blanche Morgenrath (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Louis A. Morgenrath attended college and was an office machine operator.He enlisted in Camp Lee, Virginia on 28 March 1942.
He was taken prisoner of war and died in Germany. Whether he died in a POW camp or in a hospital is not known.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten