Our Neighbors in the Service
Remsen, Iowa --- Private First Class Alphonse Ludwig left for Camp Barkeley, Texas, after spending a 10 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ludwig.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, July 5, 1943
NEWS of the BOYS in the SERVICE
Al Ludwig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ludwig, returned to Camp Barkeley after a 13-day furlough in the home of his parents.
Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, June 25, 1943
Pfc. Alphonse Ludwig returned Thursday to duty at Fort Dix, N.J., after a 13-day furlough in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ludwig, of LeMars.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, January 31, 1944
SGT. LUDWIG WAR VICTIM
Gave Life Fighting On French Soil On Sept. 10
Sgt. Alphonse T. Ludwig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ludwig, who live near LeMars, was killed in action fighting on French soil on September 10, according to a telegram received here from the War Department.
The telegram came to the Ludwig farm last night and was stuck under the door as the family was not at home. They found the tragic news this morning.
Sgt. Ludwig was born on April 12, 1916, and entered the service on March 23, 1944. He received his training at Camp Barkeley, Shreveport, and Fort Dix. He went to France the day after D-day.
Surviving are the parents, one sister, Esther Ludwig, and four brothers, Joe, Herb, Norman and Clarence.
A memorial mass will be read at 9:30 Monday morning at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Oyens. Father Henry Karhoff officiating.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, September 28, 1944
Alphonse Theo Ludwig was born Apr. 12, 1916 to Michael and Mary Kestel Ludwig. He died Sept. 10, 1944 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint Avold, France.
Sgt. Ludwig served in World War II with the U.S. Army 357th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 90th Infantry Division. He was KIA and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; fieldsofhonordatabase.com
