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Personal info

Full name
ALTENDERFER, Willis Loose Jr
Date of birth
3 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
Hometown
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33730074
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Near Dieuze, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 29 43

Immediate family

Members
Willis L. Altenderfer (father)
Ethel (Cusson) Altenderfer (mother)
Maris R. Altenderfer (half sister)

More information

Pfc Willis L. Altenderfer Jr. graduated from Choate School and attended Princeton University for one year.

He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 14 July 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

At Sinoquipe Scout Camp, Altenderfer Lodge was name in Lt Altenderfer's honor.

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, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton, After Action Report 26th Infantry

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre / Gary Hazard