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LOVEKAMP, Ivan L - Date of
birth
9 March 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Queen City, Schuyler County, Missouri -
Hometown
Queen City, Schuyler County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37646062 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Badem-Metterich, east of Bitburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 12 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lorenz E. Lovekamp (father)
Jessie D. (Beck) Lovekamp (mother)
Olen L. Lovekamp (brother)
Carl L. Lovekamp (brother)
Reba F. Lovekamp (sister)
More information
Pfc Ivan L. Lovekamp attended 3 years of high school before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 1 September 1944.He is also remembered at the Queen City Cemetery, Queen City, Schuyler County, Missouri.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / JD Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bevil Cohn / Kristi, Queen City Monitor-Leader - 5 April 1945