Lietzan Joseph L.

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Joseph L. Lietzan is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

1st Infantry Division Cantigny Stele

Name:

Joseph L. Lietzan

Rank:

Private

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Unit:

6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1918-04-28

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France

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Decoration:

Distinguished Service Cross

Comments:

Joseph L. Lietzan was born on January 14, 1895, son of August and Anna Lietzan. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Battery E, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Division. He was Killed in Action on April 28, 1918 and is now buried in Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et- Nesles, France. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism on April 27, 1918 at Couellemelle, France. His name is inscribed on the monument as PVT J E LETZAN.