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Personal info

Full name
LYTLE, Henry Sherman
Date of birth
30 Augustus 1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Kiefer, Creek County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38322629
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
21st Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Near Irsch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 59

Immediate family

Members
Henry S. Lytle (father)
Stella M. Lytle (mother)
Marion Lytle (sister)
Virginia Lytle (sister)

More information

T/5 Henry S. Lytle graduated from Central High School in 1934.

He enlisted in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 16 November 1942 and was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Tulsa World 18 March 1945, Central High School 1934