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LENKTIS, Walter Charles - Date of
birth
19 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31018309 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Dieuze, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 28 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Lenktis (father)
Agnes (Tarute) Lenktis (mother)
More information
Pfc Walter C. Lenktis attended high school for four years and was employed at the Knowlton Hat Factory before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 28 February 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
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.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, After Action Report 26th Infantry, www.findagrave.com
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