Timeline
1917
Indiana
Birth- Aug 4, 1917
Houston, Jackson Co., Indiana, USA
Birth
Houston, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Military Service
Stationed- 1938
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Corporal (#6287603)
The Field Artillery School, Detachment & Radiogram Hq. 8th CA
Military Service
Stationed- Feb 1945
European Theatre
Tech. Sergeant (Fourth Grade)
HQ & HQ Detachment, 93rd Reinforcement Battalion
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 31 - 26 years
Army Serial Number
66287603
Source Of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Branch
Army
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Master Sergeant, Technician Fourth Grade (Tech 4)
Place
Washington D.C., USA
Service Start Date
Jun 1, 1943
Service End Date
Nov 20, 1945
Battalion
176th Field Artillery Battalion, 410th Field Artillery Group, 80th Infantry Division and HQ/HQ Detachment 93rd Replacement/Reinforcement Battalion
Muster Date
May 25, 1943
Theater
European Theatre
Military Place
January 1944, basic training continues at Camp Butner, North Carolina, USA, as Lutes trains with the 176th Field Artillery Battalion.
Military Place
9 July, 1944, 176th Temporarily billetted at Chepstow Race Course, Chepstow, Wales, England, awaiting departure for the European Theatre.
Military Fact
17 August, 1944, 176th F.A. Bn. leaves Portland Harbour at Weymouth (Portland), England, by LST at 02:00 hrs, and arrives Utah Beach, Normandy, France, at 22:25 hrs.
Military Fact
SERVICE with the 176th F.A. Bn.: Wendell R. Lutes service with the Bn. in the E.T.of W. will continue until he is wounded on 14th or 15th of December, 1944. He is then invalided back to an English hospital for what will be a seven week convalescence.
Military Fact
Feb. 1945, Wendell R. Lutes is TRANSFERRED to HQ and HQ Detachment, 93rd Replacement Battalion.
Military Fact
Feb. 1945 - Sep. 1945, SERVES with the HQ and HQ Detachment, 93rd Replacement Battalion, until the Battalion is disbanded and Lutes is, a month later (Oct 1945), sent to Le Havre P.O.E. for eventual transport back to the United States.
Military Fact
June 1943, BASIC TRAINING begins for Wendell Ralph Lutes at Camp Beale in Yuba, California. He was likely, temporarily attached to the 81st Infantry Division during his training.
Enlistment- May 25, 1943-Age: 26 years
Columbus Ohio
Enlistment Term
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
Battle- Dec 14, 1944-Age: 27 years
Brandlefriegerhoff Farm, Woelfling, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Casualty- Dec 15, 1944-Age: 27 years
Wounds received due to a motar shell explosion during a German artillery counter-attack on the 176th F.A. Ban. position in Woelfling, Moselle, France.
Brandlefriegerhoff Farm, Woelfling, Moselle, Lorraine, France
With the 176th Field Artillery Battalion while Bn. attached to the 33rd F.A. Brigade.
Discharge- Nov 20, 1945-Age: 28 years
Separation Center Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA
Master Sergeant, Technician Fourth Grade (Tech 4)
Award- Oct 12, 1948-Ages: 31 - 27 years
Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; American Defense Service Medal; Central European-African-Middle Eastern-Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Stars; World War II Victory Medal; European Theater of Operations Ribbon. Also, as of late December, 1944, battle credits were given for the following campaigns, 'Normandy,' 'Northern France,' and 'Germany.'
A+USAFRMS, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
For 14 Dec., 1944, German counter-attack wounding, awarded on the 20 Apr. 1946, Fayette Co., Ohio, USA: Purple Heart and Silver Star (for outstanding bravery in combat)
1945
European Theatre
Marriage- Dec 6, 1942-Age: 25 years
Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Leona Beatrice Oswald, of Bloomingburg, Fayette Co., Ohio.
8 July, 1944, Liverpool Harbour, 16:15, 176th F.A. Bn. arrives in England.
Military Service- Age: 27 years
Enlistment Date
Jul 14, 1938
Enlistment Place
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
Enlistment Rank
Private
Discharge Date
Jun 28, 1940
Discharge Rank
Corporal
Discharge Place
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
Promotion to Corporal.- Age: 22 years
Promotion
Apr 11, 1939
Stationed- Jul 1, 1944-Age: 27 years
USS Wakefield
Corporal
USS Wakefield
176th Field Artillery Battalion
1951
Gelnhausen and Wiesbaden, Germany
Sergeant, Tech 5
United States Army Air Force Base, Wiesbaden
12th H.Q., U.S. Army and 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
Military Service- Age: 27 years
Military Date
Jul 2, 1944
Military Service- Age: 27 years
Stationed- Jul 2, 1944-Age: 27 years
2nd - 9th July, 1944, R.A.F. Chepstow (formerly Chepstow Race Track), Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, England
Technical Sergeant
176th Field Artillery Battalion, US Army.
Stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Re-enlistment into U.S. Army.- 1950-Age: 32 yearsTransferred to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
16 Aug 1951
Working with 12th Infantry Div., Gelnhausen, Germany.
9 Aug 1953
Transferred to U.S. Airforce Base, Wiesbaden, Germany
Sep. 1953
Military Service- Age: 36 years
Discharge- 1954-Age: 36 years
Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany
Sergeant, Tech. 4 (with 12 H.Q., U.S. Army)
Death- Nov 18, 1977-Age: 60 years
Acute myocardial infarction and hypertension (i.e. massive heart attack in his sleep).
North York (now Toronto), Ontario, Canada
Death
Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial- Nov 22, 1977
Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Thornhill, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Thornhill, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Other Facts
Residence
Franklin County, Ohio
Marital Status
Divorced, with dependents
Occupation
Accountants and auditors
Level Of Education
4 years of high school
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Full Name
Wendell R Lutes
Also Known As
Wendell Ralph Lutes; Hans Victor von Maltzahn III
Father
John Ralph Lutes (1892-1952)
Mother
Verna Essa Lutes (nee Jones, 1893-1971)
Sibling
Lyman Curtis (1914-1969); Marvin Lee (1922-2001); and Marcella 'Marcy' Love Lutes (1927-living).
Source Information
Source Box Number
0028
Source Film Reel Number
1.28
Military Service
Military Fact
18 Months service with the 80th Division, Third US Army (under General Patton)
Military Service
Battalion
Wendell R. Lutes begins WWII service with 176th Field Artillery Battalion.
