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LIDWIN, Philip Thomas - Date of
birth
27 October 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36958858 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Pintsch-Wilwerwiltz, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leo Lidwin (father)
Sophia Lidwin (mother)
Rose Lidwin (sister)
Frances Lidwin (sister)
Edmund Lidwin (brother)
Leonard Lidwin (brother)
Arthur Lidwin (brother)
Ray Lidwin (brother)
Delores Lidwin (sister)
Florence ( Kwiatkowski) Lidwin (wife)
Sandra Lidwin (daughter)
More information
Pvt Philip T. Lidwin was employed by Wrought Washer Mfg Company in Milwaukee before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940/Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Thomas Chapman