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LUDWIG, Alphonse Theo - Date of
birth
12 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Remsen, Plymouth County, Iowa -
Hometown
LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37189152 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
Hayange, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Michael Ludwig (father)
Mary (Kestel) Ludwig (mother)
Joseph J. Ludwig (brother)
Herbert Ludwig (brother)
Norman G. Ludwig (brother)
Esther A. Ludwig (sister)
Clarence Ludwig (brother)
More information
Sgt Alphonse T. Ludwig enlisted on 23 March 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files / Lynch Sauter Family Tree / 1940 Census / Public Member Stories, https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=6756
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