Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
ALTERGOTT, Henry Jr - Date of
birth
20 August 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36715962 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
411th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the Sessenheim vicinity, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 13 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry Altergott (father)
Marie (Krause) Altergott (mother)
Dorothy Altergott (sister)
Elizabeth Altergott (sister)
Mollie Altergott (sister)
David Altergott (brother)
Gotfred Altergott (brother)
Lorraine (Schmitt) Altergott (wife)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, - 1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Records, Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, www.newspapers.com, - Chicago Tribune 2 Sep. 1945. http://103divwwii.usm.edu/411th-regiment.html, - Unit Journal for Jan. 1945, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-928-btry-c-by-name.pdf,
Photo source: -