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MERTZ, Albert J - Date of
birth
1 January 1921 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Jefferson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35493782 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Hoscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis P. Mertz (father)
Emma S. (Hertwick) Mertz (mother)
Louis F. Mertz (brother)
Margaret M. Mertz (sister)
More information
T/4 Albert J. Mertz worked in a metal production factory before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 17 September 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Wade Manning Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: Peter Schouteten