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Personal info

Full name
LENTZ, August George
Date of birth
15 March 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36824981
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Saarlouis, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 15 41

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Lentz (father)
Agnes (Konkel) Lentz (mother)
Joseph C. Lentz brother)
Johanna M. Lentz (sister)
Victor Lentz (brother)
Dorothy R. (Ferch) Lentz (wife)

More information

Pfc August G. Lentz attended Bay View High School.

He was killed by small arms fire to the stomach.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Hospital Admission Card, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree, www.newspaperarchive.com - Madison State Journal, 16 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten