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LAUBACH, Melvin E - Date of
birth
13 December 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33602735 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry P. Laubach (father)
Isabel (Kyler) Laubach (mother)
Glenn L. Laubach (brother)
Kenneth L. Laubach (brother)
Donald E. Laubach (brother)
Velma J. Laubach (sister)
Helen L. Laubach (sister)
Edwin H. Laubach (brother)
Carl N. Laubach (brother)
More information
Pfc Melvin E. Laubach enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 3 April 1943.He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
Pfc Laubach is remembered at the Creveling Cemetery in Almedia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Tammy Clark, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Barr Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Tammy Clark / Joel Frampton Gilfert