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SSgt Samuel Ludwig “Sam” Adler

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SSgt Samuel Ludwig “Sam” Adler Veteran

Birth
Hungary
Death
20 Apr 1945 (aged 34)
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Section F Row 11 Grave 26
Memorial ID
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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Samuel L. Adler
Staff Sergeant
Unit: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division
Awarded on: May 16th, 1945

Citation:
"For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Neumarkt, Germany, on 20 April 1945. Sergeant ADLER, a Company "K" squad leader, leading his squad in clearing houses in Neumarkt, was pinned down by intense fire from an enemy machine-gun nest to his front. Leaving his men under cover, Sergeant ADLER inched his way toward the enemy gun. Discovering their position, he informed his scout, and began an advance to wipe out the nest. When within twenty-five yards of his objective, he was fatally wounded by machine-gun fire. Sergeant ADLER gave his life protecting his comrades, and by his heroic devotion to duty enabled his squad to annihilate the enemy machine gun nest, thus contributing greatly to company's advance"
Details:
General Orders No. 23, Headquarters 65th Infantry Division (16 May 1945).

Other Awards: Purple Heart
Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Samuel L. Adler
Staff Sergeant
Unit: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 259th Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division
Awarded on: May 16th, 1945

Citation:
"For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States at Neumarkt, Germany, on 20 April 1945. Sergeant ADLER, a Company "K" squad leader, leading his squad in clearing houses in Neumarkt, was pinned down by intense fire from an enemy machine-gun nest to his front. Leaving his men under cover, Sergeant ADLER inched his way toward the enemy gun. Discovering their position, he informed his scout, and began an advance to wipe out the nest. When within twenty-five yards of his objective, he was fatally wounded by machine-gun fire. Sergeant ADLER gave his life protecting his comrades, and by his heroic devotion to duty enabled his squad to annihilate the enemy machine gun nest, thus contributing greatly to company's advance"
Details:
General Orders No. 23, Headquarters 65th Infantry Division (16 May 1945).

Other Awards: Purple Heart

Inscription

Samuel L. Adler
SSgt ~ 259th Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Illinois ~ April 20, 1945
36774182

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.


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  • Maintained by: Gathering Roots
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652116/samuel_ludwig-adler: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Samuel Ludwig “Sam” Adler (4 Oct 1910–20 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56652116, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048).