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ALTHAGE, Alvin Theodore "Boots" - Date of
birth
7 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lyon, Franklin County, Missouri -
Hometown
New Haven, Franklin County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37636835 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
Richterich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Adolph W. L. Althage (father)
Ella H. (Kormeier) Althage (mother)
Raymond H. E. Althage (brother)
Dorris Althage (sister)
Gilbert Althage (brother)
Richard Althage (brother)
Dorothy Althage (sister)
Esther Althage (sister)
Howard Althage (brother)
More information
Pvt Alvin T. Althage worked at the Eggenberg Transfer Company.He enlisted at Jefferson Barracks Missouri on 31 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census /Family Treed, www.oldhickory30th.com, Washington Citizen (Washington, Missouri)
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Dorothy Kasmann, www.wwiimemorial.com