Victor Langer

Victor Langer

NAME: Victor Langer

ASN: 31124164

PLACE OF BIRTH: Latvia?

DATE OF BIRTH: 1918?

DATES OF SERVICE: 06 Jun 1942 -

UNIT ASSIGNED: HHC 2nd BN 509th PIR

E Co. 2nd Bn 509th PIR

B CO 509th PIB

Replacement Plt. G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR

CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

06 Jun 1942 - Enlisted at Hartford, CT - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	31124164	31124164
NAME	LANGER#VICTOR###########	LANGER#VICTOR###########
RESIDENCE: STATE	11	CONNECTICUT
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	001	FAIRFIELD
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	1143	HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	06	06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	06	06
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	42	42
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	BI#	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE	00	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	5	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	M8	LATVIA
YEAR OF BIRTH	18	18
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	J	White, not yet a citizen
EDUCATION	4	4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	227	Waiters and waitresses, except private family
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	7	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	0397	0397
FILM REEL NUMBER	3.118	3.118

25 Mar 1943 - Pvt. Victor Langer, 31124164, HHC 2nd BN 509th PIR, SO 27, trsfr to E Co. 2nd Bn 509th PIR

20 Nov 1943 - Wounded in Action in Italy

01 Jan 1944 - Pvt. Victor Langer, 509th PIB, GO # 128 page 3. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, a Purple Heart is awarded to VICTOR LANGER, Private, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, United States Army; for wounds received in action against an armed enemy, during the Fifth Army campaign in Italy, 20 November 1943.

11 Jan 1944 - Pvt. Victor Langer, 31124164, B CO 509th PIB, SO 4, Assigned to Replacement Plt. G Co (Prov) 2nd Bn 509th PIR

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