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Personal info

Full name
HARTUNG, Paul Lawrence
Date of birth
8 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Bedford County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33848757
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Near Honnef, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 5 28

Immediate family

Members
Florenze P. Hartung (father)
Laura Hartung (mother)
Earl Hartung (brother)
Mark Hartung (brother)

More information

Pfc Paul L. Hartung enlisted in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 27 March 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years.

He was first buried at Block F-4, Row 9, Grave 168.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Tribune 14 October 1944