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LUCAS, Alvin - Date of
birth
8 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Dodge County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
7004953 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
Weisampach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claud H. Lucas (father)
Lilla (Nosworthy) Lucas (mother)
John H. Lucas (brother)
Susie E. Lucas (sister)
William H. Lucas (brother)
Louise Lucas (sister)
J. C. Lucas (brother)
Lillie M. Lucas (sister)
Willie B. (Dixion) Lucas (wife)
Lutrella Lucas (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Alvin Lucas attended a post-graduate before he joined the Regular Army on 30 December 1939. He received his training at Fort Benning where he was stationed until 1942. He served in Iceland, England, France and Luxembourg.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lucas Family Tree, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Mason Telegraph 27 May 1945