RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Glenham, South Dakota
FULL NAME:
Ervin Lendeman
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
37280344
- DATE OF BIRTH: Feb 25, 1916
- DATE OF DEATH: Aug 14, 1944
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Jun 5, 1942
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Fort Snelling, Minnesota
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:38th Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company M, 3rd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Private First Class (Pfc.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Light Machine Gunner
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Ervin Lendeman was a farmer in South Dakota when he joined the U.S. Army and left the United States for foreign service on October 8, 1943. He was killed in action on August 14 1944 in France while serving as a machine gunner in Company M, 38th Infantry Regiment.
