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Personal info

Full name
ALTLAND, Paul Winfield
Date of birth
19 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Dover, York County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33234921
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 19 34

Immediate family

Members
John H. Altland (father)
Alice M. Altland (mother)
Claude W. Altland (brother)

More information

Pfc Paul W. Altland was a painter before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 29 June 1942. He was sent overseas in September, 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record /Altland Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO, http://www.joedemadio.com/5th-infantry-division/, www.findagrave.com www.newspapers.com - The York Gazette and Daily

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M, www.newspapers.com - The York Gazette and Daily