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Personal info

Full name
LUTHJE, Henry
Date of birth
6 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Philipsburg, Granite County, Montana
Hometown
Willow Creek, Gallatin County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39604503
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
15th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 2 15

Immediate family

Members
Hans C. Luthje (father)
Margaret (Bohrnsen) Luthje (mother)
Marie H. Luthje (sister)
Margaret D. Luthje (sister)
Catherine Luthje (sister)
John Luthje (brother)
Elsie R. Luthje (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry Luthje operated a cattle ranch in association with his brother John. He enlisted in March 1942 and received basic training at Camp Cooke, California and was later stationed at Pine Camp, New York. He was overseas for nearly a year.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad,org, www.ancestry.com Louise Garber Inchauspe Family Tree , www.newspapers.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Luise Garber Inchauspe