Harold Rutz

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Sgt Harold Rutz, 395th Infantry Regiment, M Company. Harold was wounded on Dec 16, 1944. He lost both of his legs at the initial shelling at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he raised a family and is now resting in Abraham Lincoln Nation Cemetery.

Source: Daughter of Harold Rutz.

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