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LUSTER, Sam - Date of
birth
30 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Montgomery County, Alabama -
Hometown
Elmore County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34394063 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Messenger -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gey, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Walter L. Luster (father)
Florence Luster (mother)
Losen L. Luster (sister)
Sadie B. Luster (sister)
Walter L. Luster (brother)
Mirtle L. Luster (sister)
Robert G. Luster (brother)
Annie F. Luster (sister)
Lewis Luster (brother)
Harmon Luster (brother)
Nelson Luster (brother)
Janett Luster (sister)
Ruby Luster (sister)
Gertie Luster (sister)
More information
Pfc Sam Luster enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 7 October 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, WWII Draft Cards, Prattville Progress obituary 1969
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Family collection, Sherry Thorne - courtesy of Bart van der Sterren