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Personal info

Full name
GOLD, Louis
Date of birth
21 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
16185802
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 14 10

Immediate family

Members
Charles Gold (father)
Clara (Caprov) Gold (mother)
Marvin Gold (brother)
Irwin Gold (brother)

More information

Pvt Louis Gold graduated from Manley High School.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 8 May 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, 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 / 1930/1940 Census / Cook County, Illinois Birth Index / 142ndaar-.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht / www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, Illinois, Chicago, Manley High School 1944