Name:
Louis Edward Etzel
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
866973
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Section T
Row:
Grave:
Site 28
Decoration:
Comments:
Louis Edward Etzel was born on September 17, 1924, in Lee County, Texas. He was the son of Benjamin Gus Etzel and Alvina Louise Klagmann Jannett.
He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.