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Pvt Luther Lenwood Bixler

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Pvt Luther Lenwood Bixler

Birth
Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 May 1993 (aged 61)
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
North Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Born in Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 3 September 1931, Luther L. Bixler was the son of Valley View native, Homer Rudolf Bixler (1909-1945), and Myerstown native, Elizabeth May (Kreiser) Bixler (1912-1966).

In 1940, Luther was residing with his parents and older sister, Jean (who would later marry and become Jean Fetterhoff) in Valley View. Luther's father was employed as a coal miner at this time.

MILITARY SERVICE:
Private, U.S. Army, 510th Transportation Truck Co. Enlisted at Pottsville, Pennsylvania on 17 September 1948. Honorably Discharged on 4 October 1952 at IGMR, Pennsylvania.

Cremated on 24 May 1993. Rest Haven Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Monument: Pottsville Monument Company. Funeral Arrangements: Lord Funeral Home, Pottsville.

Luther Bixler's parents were interred at Saint Andrew's Cemetery in Valley View, Schuylkill County. His sister, Jean, passed away in 1993.

Sources: Pennsylvania Veteran's Burial Index Card; U.S. Census (1940). Data about Luther Bixler's parents and sister, Jean (Bixler) Fetterhoff provided by Sarah Bixler Quinn (Find A Grave Member #: 47217848).
Born in Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 3 September 1931, Luther L. Bixler was the son of Valley View native, Homer Rudolf Bixler (1909-1945), and Myerstown native, Elizabeth May (Kreiser) Bixler (1912-1966).

In 1940, Luther was residing with his parents and older sister, Jean (who would later marry and become Jean Fetterhoff) in Valley View. Luther's father was employed as a coal miner at this time.

MILITARY SERVICE:
Private, U.S. Army, 510th Transportation Truck Co. Enlisted at Pottsville, Pennsylvania on 17 September 1948. Honorably Discharged on 4 October 1952 at IGMR, Pennsylvania.

Cremated on 24 May 1993. Rest Haven Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Monument: Pottsville Monument Company. Funeral Arrangements: Lord Funeral Home, Pottsville.

Luther Bixler's parents were interred at Saint Andrew's Cemetery in Valley View, Schuylkill County. His sister, Jean, passed away in 1993.

Sources: Pennsylvania Veteran's Burial Index Card; U.S. Census (1940). Data about Luther Bixler's parents and sister, Jean (Bixler) Fetterhoff provided by Sarah Bixler Quinn (Find A Grave Member #: 47217848).


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