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Personal info

Full name
KUNTZ, Lawrence William
Date of birth
5 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35923564
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 25 9

Immediate family

Members
William Kuntz (father)
Mary A. (Stadelman) Kuntz (mother)
Edna M. Kuntz (sister)
Edward Kuntz (brother)
Kathleen M. (Kilroy) Kuntz (wife)

More information

Pfc Lawrence W. Kuntz attended high school for four years and was a retail manager, employed by the Isaly Dairy Company, before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 8 December 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Thomas Welsh