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Personal info

Full name
HARLOW, Luther
Date of birth
23 September 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Kentucky
Hometown
Henry County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35690667
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
Near Aschaffenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 23 43

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Harlow (father)
Mary E. Harlow (mother)
Stella M. Harlow (sister)
Mary Harlow (sister)
Glades Harlow (sister)
Arlie K. Harlow (wife)
Kelley Harlow (son)

More information

Luther Harlow enlisted on 22 December 1942 and was sent to North Africa in August 1943 where he was wounded in action. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – GenealogyGirl
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Henry County Local - 18 May 1945