Kreger Lewis Elwin

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Lewis Elwin Kreger is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Lewis Elwin Kreger

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

37261801

Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-31

State:

Iowa

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Lewis Elwin Kreger was born on November 6, 1920, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He was the son of Melvin Lincoln Kreger and Hazel Fanny Dalton Kreger. He was employed by the Midwest Walnut company before entering the service. He served in the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC Kreger was Killed in Action on August 31, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov