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Personal info

Full name
LANG, Ethan A Jr
Date of birth
20 May 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
North Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33318956
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
1276th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Rurdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 16 25

Immediate family

Members
Ethan A. Lang (father)
Margaret Lang (mother)
William Lang (brother)
Margaret Lang (sister)
Catherine Lang (sister)
Regina Lang (sister)

More information

Pvt Ethan A. Lang Jr. enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 22 June 1942.
He attended high school for 4 years and was a manager before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920 / 1940 Census / Veteran Compansation Application File, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 1276th ECB

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / ArmyDoc