Group To 32nd ID SS MB

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The balance of this group is here:

 

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Private First Class, U.S. Army

Headquarters Company, 127TH Infantry Regiment, 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Division, A.E.F.

Date of Action:

Citation Needed: Sgt. Alvah T. Lathrop, 1 of 49 recipients listed on the order, didn't know he had earned it until 1941, he implied all were assigned to 127TH Inf. and earned it for their actions as liaison/message runner, he wondered if others didn't know they had earned it.

General Orders: HQ, 64TH Infantry Brigade, General Orders No. 4 (16 Apr. ’19)

Born: 23 October 1895 at Appleton, Wisconsin

Hometown: Appleton, Wisconsin

Death: 13 January 1959

Interred: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California

He enlisted in HQ Co., 2D Wis. Inf., Wisconsin National Guard, at Appleton, WI; was Pvt. in that unit during Mexican Border Crisis; promoted to Pfc. between 13 Jul.-6 Aug. '17; assigned to HQ Co., 127TH Inf. when 32D Div. was organized; resided at 215 E. Winnebago St. (735 in old numbering system), Appleton, WI and worked at Chicago & North Western (C&NW) freight depot ca. '25; married Kathryn A.; moved to Glendale, CA prior to '30 census; resided at 2054 Chilton Dr., Glendale, CA at '40 censu

Thanks to the 32nd ID web site for this information .