Extended Family Histories
Ervin Joseph Emil George Lenz
1922 - 1996 (73 years)-
Name Ervin Joseph Emil George Lenz Birth 1 Dec 1922 Milwaukee, WI [1, 2] Gender Male Residence Last residence ZIP: 53220 [1] Social Security Number Social Security #: 394-16-4738 [1] _UID B7A2FB7A2C85430B98B98BD814443AB4C72F Death 6 Apr 1996 [1] Burial Body donated to science Person ID I1186 Gary and Connie Genealogy Last Modified 20 Mar 2012
Father Emil Alexander Lenz, b. 14 Jul 1891, Putziger Germany d. 8 Jun 1963, Milwaukee, WI (Age 71 years) Mother Bertha Apalonia (Polly) Herrmann, b. 15 Dec 1891, Milwaukee, WI d. 30 Apr 1971, Milwaukee, WI (Age 79 years) Marriage 28 Oct 1912 Milwaukee, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church _UID 219804D2820B41F0BB1595A35D162DD9CE66 Family ID F156 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jean Elizabeth Leitheiser, b. 22 Oct 1927, Bridgewater, SD d. 24 Oct 1998 (Age 71 years) Marriage 28 Jun 1949 St. Stephen's in Bridgewater _UID EBBEC799AAD742819D981DB71C5CF4AF7137 Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living Family ID F145 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jul 2017
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Event Map Birth - 1 Dec 1922 - Milwaukee, WI Marriage - 28 Jun 1949 - St. Stephen's in Bridgewater Burial - - Body donated to science = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Erv Lenz as a very young man.jpg DoriDad2.jpg
Back of photo: "In France"DoriDad3 (1).jpg
Back of photo: "La Maddalena, Sardinia. Guns in the background. Ervin."1949 Erv Lenz.jpg DoriDad3.jpg Erv Lenz Army picture Sardinia July.jpg DoriDad4.jpg Erv Lenz Army picture.jpg Erv Lenz in knickers.jpg Ervin Lenz Ladish work ID June 24 1985 dated.jpg Jean and Erv Lenz 40th anniversary.jpg 1954 Approx Emil and Bertha Lenz Family.jpg 1954 Approx Emil and Bertha Lenz gathering.jpg Emil and Bertha and Family.jpg
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Notes - Schooling:
1938-1939 Kosciuszko Jr High
1939-1939 Boys Tech
1939-1941 Milwaukee Vocational School
Selective Service drafted Ervin with an Order To Report (#11310) dated January 1, 1943, with orders to report on January 13. He served and fought in Italy. Honorably discharged Dec. 11, 1945. His military records were destroyed in a fire at the Veterans Administration on July 12, 1973, but a copy of his discharge exists.
Ervin’s Army serial number was 39-297-236. Battery A, 167th AAA Gun Battalion. Occupational specialty was Radio Operator.
Battles and Campaigns: “Sicilian Naples Foggia Rome Arno Rhineland”.
Decorations and Citations: “Victory Medal” “European African Middle-Eastern Theater Ribbon w/4 Bronze battle stars” “5 overseas service bars” “good conduct medal”
Ervin met Jean when he was hospitalized at St. Lukes in Milwaukee. He had broken his collarbone when a car he was working on slipped off the jack and fell on him. Jean was a candy-striper (nursing assistant) at the hospital.
After they were married, they took a honeymoon trip to Canada July 3- July 6, 1949.
Died:
- Leukemia and congestive heart failure.
- Schooling:
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