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LANGSCHULTZ, Philip W - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12140525 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 January 1945 - Place of
death
Noville, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 9 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
William P. Langschultz (father)
Mary Langschultz (mother)
William Langschultz (brother)
Robert C. Langschultz (brother)
Mari Langschultz (sister)
More information
Pvt Philip W. Langschultz attended high school for two years and worked in fabrication of metal products.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in New York City, New York on 5 September 1942. He trained at Fort Benning, Florida.
He was injured in a practice jump before D-Day and missed the invasion.
He was first buried at the the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, J. Dans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) · 6 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) · 28 May 1995