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LUOMALA, Otis Richard - Date of
birth
23 July 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31460073 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1945 - Place of
death
Untergriesheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 18 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard Luomala (father)
Ellen H. (Heinanen) Luomala (mother)
Edith L. Luomala (sister)
Isabelle J. (Kittila) Luomala (wife)
More information
Pfc Otis R. Luomala attended high school for four years and was a structural and ornamental metal worker before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 30 March 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his head.
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 / Massachusetts Town and Vital Records / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com
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