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MAYER, Louis - Date of
birth
3 November 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42107809 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Niederfeulen, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis Mayer (father)
Flora (Katrancza) Mayer (mother)
Marie Mayer (sister)
Sophia (Alexandrowicz) Mayer (wife)
Lois E. Mayer (daughter)
More information
Pfc Louis Mayer attended high school for three years and was welder at the New York Shipyard before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on 21 March 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Jon Strupp, Jersey Journal 18 February 1945 - courtesy of John McParland