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LOHMUELLER, Herman Joseph Jr - Date of
birth
6 April 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Reading, Hamilton County, Ohio -
Hometown
Reading, Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35459071 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
Paris, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herman J. Lohmueller (father)
Mary A. (Haskamp) Lohmueller (mother)
Charles H. Lohmueller (brother)
Rose M. Lohmueller (sister)
Rita L. Lohmueller (sister)
Dorothy T. Lohmueller (sister)
Paul J. Lohmueller (brother)
Aloysius L. Lohmueller (brother)
Charlotte C. Lohmueller (sister)
Elmer L. Lohmueller (brother)
Gerald F. Lohmueller (brother)
Margaret J. (Montague) Lohmueller (wife)
More information
T/Sgt Herman J. Lohmueller Jr. was employed at the Sawbrook Steel Castings Company before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 20 June 1942.He was wounded in Germany on 25 February 1945 and was killed in a train crash, while returning to his unit on 14 April 1945.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
The brick is at Veteran’s Memorial Reading, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Reinhold Family Tree / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Joe Timmer
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Joe Timmer, www.newspapers.com – The Cincinnati Post 27 April 1945