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NIERENGARTEN, Lawrence Joseph - Date of
birth
27 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Stearns County, Minnesota -
Hometown
St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6569131 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Mertzwiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
John F. Nierengarten (father)
Mary C. (Euteneuer) Nierengarten (mother)
Rose K. Nierengarten (sister)
Lorraine M. Nierengarten (sister)
Leo J. Nierengarten (brother)
Francis J. Nierengarten (brother)
Alvina M. Nierengarten (sister)
Daniel Nierengarten (brother)
Loretta M. (Meyer) Nierengarten (wife)
Donna M. Nierengarten (daughter)
Richard D. Nierengarten (son)
Lawrence D. Nierengarten (son)
More information
Pvt Lawrence J. Nierengarten enlisted on 10 April 1944 and was sent overseas in October 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.
Three of his brothers also served.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Euteneuer Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Peter Joseph Braun, www.newspapers.com - St. Cloud times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Annette Redford / Don J, www.newspapers.com - St. Cloud times