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Personal info

Full name
LANGOLF, William D
Date of birth
30 June 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Kimball Township, St. Clair County, Michigan
Hometown
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36583152
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Dillingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 39 32

Immediate family

Members
George Langolf (father)
Dorothy (Wehrwein) Langolf (mother)
Katherine Langolf (sister)
Walter Langolf (brother)
Esther Langolf (sister)
John Langolf (brother)
Silvester Langolf (brother)
Victor M. Langolf (brother)
Norman Langolf (brother)
Noreen Langolf (sister)
Thelma R. Langolf (sister)
Lorraine M. Langolf (sister)
Judy Ann Langolf (sister)

More information

Pfc William D. Langolf was employed by the Mueller Brass Company before he enlisted on 18 March 1943. He was sent overseas in April 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Langolf Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com – The Times Herald Michigan - 28 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M, www.newspapers.com – The Times Herald Michigan - 28 December 1944, Charles A Hammond Post 8 American Legion - courtesy of Ed Weichsler