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KRANTZ, Luther Edward - Date of
birth
25 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Brandonville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Temple, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33618365 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
Floret, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
William Krantz (father)
Rebecca C. Krantz (mother)
Ruth Krantz (sister)
Albert C. Krantz (brother)
Adam F. Krantz (brother)
Ethel Krantz (sister)
Edna Krantz (sister)
More information
Pvt Luther E. Krantz enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 3 March 1943. Before going overseas he was stationed at Camp Wolters in Texas and Fort Benning in Georgia. He went across September, 1943 and served in Africa, Sicily and Italy where he was twice wounded on the Anzio beach for which he received the Purple Heart.From there he was sent to England where he stayed about eight months before going to Holland with an airborne division and within the last four months he was in Holland, Germany, France and Belgium. Two weeks before his death, his mother received a package of him containing a swastika, two arm bands, some women's workers pins.
His brother Pfc Albert F. Krantz served with the Coast Artillery in the Aleutian Islands and Pvt Adam F. Krants was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Pvt Krantz was killed by a mortar shell dropdown. He was virtually killed instantly.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Frank van Lunteren, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, http://aad.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Standard-Sentinel
Photo source: Peter Schouteten