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Personal info

Full name
LUBKE, Charles Albert
Date of birth
5 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
La Porte County, Indiana
Hometown
Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35903150
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
15 February 1945
Place of death
Mühlberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 46 22

Immediate family

Members
Charles L. Lubke (father)
Edna (Engstrom) Lubke (mother)

More information

Pfc Charles A. Lubke attended Elston High School.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 31 January 1944.

Pfc Lubke distinguished himself by an heroic achievement on 19 December 1944 by volunteering to participate in a motorized patrol near Halenfield, Germany. Through this unselfish deed he prevented an enemy ambush and saved the lives of many of his comrades. For this action he was awarded the Bronze Star posthumously. He died in the POW camp Stalag 4B.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Birth Certificates / U.S. School Yearbooks, http://www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART.htm, www.lager-muehlberg.de/content/190_dead_usamericans.html

Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Year books