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Personal info

Full name
LEITER, Ludwig L
Date of birth
22 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Buttenwiesen, Germany
Hometown
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
39301021
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
276th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 February 1945
Place of death
Forbach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 35 39

Immediate family

Members
Adolph Leiter (father)

More information

S/Sgt Ludwig L. Leiter enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 27 February 1941.

He attended 2 years of college and was a purchasing agent before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Oregon, Naturalization Records, http://www.trailblazersww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy