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Personal info

Full name
LUDWIG, Eugene Vandermark
Date of birth
3 November 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Waverly, Tioga County, New York
Hometown
Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida

Military service

Service number
33889314
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 December 1944
Place of death
Near Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 16 27

Immediate family

Members
Joshua M. Ludwig (father)
Lolanthe (Vandermark) Ludwig (mother)
Janice L. Ludwig (sister)
Helene D. Ludwig (sister)

More information

Pvt Eugene V. Ludwig was employed in the production of chemical products before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade Maryland on 26 May 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his stomach.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, 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 / Lomet Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Grace DV