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Personal info

Full name
LUTERNOW, Virgil Gilbert
Date of birth
26 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38567140
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 49

Immediate family

Members
Bernard G. Luternow (father)
Bertha M. (Weeth) Luternow (mother)
Alfred G. Luternow (brother)
Kenneth E. Luternow (brother)
Jeanette C. Luternow (sister)

More information

Pvt Virgil G. Luternow was employed by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation before enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 10 November 1943.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten