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| Two photos of Private Audie Luna, 6th Infantry Division. https://www.6thinfantry.com/20th-infantry-regiment-members/nggallery/image/audie_luna_hq_co_20th_inf_reg/ |
Audie Luna never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on October 14, 1917 in Missouri. His parents were also both born in Missouri. His father worked as a farmer. Audie had two older brothers, three younger brothers and two younger sisters. At least one of his brothers also served in the military during WW2. By 1940 Audie had completed four years of high school and was working on the family farm.
He enlisted in the army on June 4, 1941. He served as a private in the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division.
The 6th Infantry Division first saw action in Dutch New Guinea in June 1944. Next it participated in the invasion of Luzon on January 9, 1945. By March it had taken part in the Battle of Manila and took Mt. Mataba. Pvt. Luna was wounded on March 17, 1945 during an American attack through ravines with many caves defended by Japanese troops. He died three days later.
His grave is at Smith Chapel Cemetery in Zanoni, Missouri.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for remembering our veterans. Audie was my great uncle. I am glad to know these details of his service.
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