RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FULL NAME:
William F. Lahner Jr.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
13122591
- DATE OF BIRTH: Sept 25, 1921
- DATE OF DEATH: Dec 8, 1989
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:May 26, 1942
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:State College, Pennsylvania
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:38th Infantry Regiment
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SUBUNIT:Company K, 3rd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:First Lieutenant (1st Lt.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Platoon Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
ROTC at Penn State. Basic training at Camp Croft. Fort Benning, Camp Wheeler & Fort Meade. After the war William graduated from law school, first clerking for the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court before working at the Pennsylvania Railroad (later New York Central and Conrail).
