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ADLER, Samuel Ludwig "Sam" - Date of
birth
4 October 1910 -
Age
34 -
Place of birth
Hungary -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36774182 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1945 - Place of
death
Neumarkt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 11 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Rachel Adler (mother)
Richard Adler (brother)
Goldie G. Adler (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Samuel L. Adler was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously. The citation reads: "For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Neumarkt, Germany, on 20 April 1945. Sgt Adler, a Company K squad leader, leading his squad in clearing houses in Neumarkt, was pinned down by intense fire from an enemy machine-gun nest to his front. Leaving his men under cover, Sgt Adler inched his way toward the enemy gun. Discovering their position, he informed his scout, and began an advance to wipe out the nest. When within twenty-five yards of his objective, he was fatally wounded by machine-gun fire. Sgt Adler gave his life protecting his comrades, and by his heroic devotion to duty enabled his squad to annihilate the enemy machine gun nest, thus contributing greatly to company's advance".
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / WWII Registration Card / Headstone inscription and interment record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – nimblejacks / PJ Horn