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HAILE, Lewis Melvin "Bud" - Date of
birth
29 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Kirkland, DeKalb County, Illinois -
Hometown
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36371802 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Orb, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis A. Haile (father)
Georgia R. (Allen) Haile (mother)
Virginia C. Haile (sister)
Edward J. Haile (brother)
Jewell D. Haile (brother)
Gerald E. Haile (brother)
Earl R. Haile (brother)
James T. Haile (brother)
William Haile (brother)
Rosemary Haile (sister)
Linda L. Haile (sister)
Judy M. Haile (sister)
Georgia R. Haile (sister)
Lola (Savely) Haile (wife)
Diana L. Haile (daughter)
More information
Pfc Lewis M. Haile was a smith before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 14 September 1942.He was taken prisoner on 12 December 1944 in Luxembourg and died as a prisoner of war in Stalag IX-B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Haile Family Tree
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Kasey Heimann, www.findagrave.com - Michael J. Von Gebel