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LUTZ, Kenneth David - Date of
birth
17 February 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
Z-366579 -
Rank
Merchant Seaman -
Function
unknown -
Unit
United States Merchant Marine
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
23 November 1945 - Place of
death
British hospital
Lisbon, Portugal
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 55 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Lutz (father)
Ella Lutz (mother)
Doroty Lutz (sister)
Earl Lutz (brother)
Delinar Lutz (brother)
Patricia Lutz (sister)
Eugene Lutz (brother)
Ella Lutz (sister)
Chester Lutz (brother)
Joseph Lutz (brother)
Jane Lutz (sister)
Dorothy L. Lutz (wife)
More information
Merchant Seaman Kenneth Lutz shipped on the SS Henry Hadley on October 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland. This cargo ship was bound from Baltimore, Maryland to Lisbon, Portugal and from there back to New York City.Merchant Seaman Kenneth Lutz died of an acute nephritis and acute pericarditis. 'Nefrite aguda Pericardite aguda', as stated by official Portugees certificate of death, issued on 24 Novembe 1945 by the Fifth Civil Registry of Lisbon.
He was initially buried on 25 November 1945 at the English cemetery of the English Church of Lisbon, Portugal.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Report of Death / 1940 Census
Photo source: Jac Engels