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LUTZ, Howard Frederick - Date of
birth
16 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York County, New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42035002 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Koosbüsh, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles G. Lutz (father)
Gertrude F. (Johnson) Lutz (mother)
Frank Caba (stepfather)
Thomas Caba (half-brother)
Eugene Caba (half-brother)
Hilda L. (Hartig) Lutz (wife)
Susan Lutz (daughter)
More information
Pfc Howard F. Lutz attended high school for four years and was a production foreman before he enlisted in New York City, New York, on 31 August 1943.Pfc Lutz was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in Luxembourg on 26 January 1945. The citations read in part: "At Pintsch, Luxembourg, Pfc Lutz volunteered to replenish his company's supply of ammunition. Despite sever hostile fire he manned a machine gun mounted on a truck loaded with ammunition while the driver traveled over mined roads and through enemy barrages."
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Susan Marie Lutz Family Tree / New York Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem