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LANGE, Harold John - Date of
birth
1 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36334871 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Chambrey, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 30 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
August H. Lange (father)
Minnie M. Lange (mother)
More information
T/S Harold J. Lange was employed at the Railway Express Agency before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 1 May 1942.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions on 12 July 1944. The cititation cited: for gallantry in action while serving as a Medical Aidman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, in action in the **** Sector, Normandy, France on 12 July 1944. Technician Lange, an Aidman crawled across a hedgerow and into an open field swept by enemy machine gun fire in order to administer first aid and evacuate a scout who had been seriously wounded while reconnoitering ahead of his company. The gallantry and zealous devotion to duty on the part of Technician Lange in placing the welfare of a wounded comrade above his personal safety, reflect the highest credit upon his character as a soldier and upon the Medical Department of the Army of the United States.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for his actions on 26 September 1944.
He was furst buried in the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
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