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ADLER, Emil Leo "Jim" - Date of
birth
8 December 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37114567 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Brühlborn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 4 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Adler (father)
Philomina (Welchert) Adler (mother)
Anton F. Adler (brother)
William J. Adler (brother)
Otto J. Adler (brother)
Leo V. Adler (brother)
George E. Adler (brother)
Louis L. Adler (brother)
Roy C. Adler (brother)
Eugene F. Adler (brother)
Leonard R. Adler (brother)
More information
Pfc Emil L. Adler was killed in action a short time after he returned to his outfit after recovering from wounds, sustained in October 1944.He is remembered at the historic Brown Park, a South Omaha ballfield, where he played in the 1930s and 1940s. The plaque, lists 40 names of Omaha amateur baseball players.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen, Carla Mans, Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Swanson Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Loren Bender, http://1-22infantry.org/kia2/adlerpers.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – American Battle Monuments Commission, www.ancestry.com – Le Bender / Madalyn Grabow