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Personal info

Full name
WAY, Luther Howard
Date of birth
11 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Hometown
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37155477
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 34 33

Immediate family

Members
Elmer H. Way (father)
Della (Gowen) Way (mother)
Boyd E. Way (brother)
William A. Way (brother)
Willard E. Way (brother)
Everett W. Way (brother)
Lester Way (brother)
Dora E. (Siegrist) Way (wife)

More information

Pfc Luther H. Way enlisted in March 1942 and was sent overseas in March 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / J Schneider Family Tree / 1940 Census / Rice Siegrist Master Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Lincoln Star Nebraska - 29 December 1944, http://www.usarmydatadepot.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Phyllis Steward, www.newspapers.com - The Lincoln Star Nebraska - 29 December 1944