A memorial to those who served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, "The Stonewall Brigade"
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
LTC Harry Irvin Luftman
LTC
Harry Irvin Luftman, b. 14 May 1897 (Germany) - d. 14 Feb 1988 (Lake
Jackson, TX). The family apparently immigrated from Germany in 1904. All
we know is that his mother Sarah was divorced by his father (name as
yet unknown). Harry enlisted in the Virginia National Guard in 1918 and
was with C Company 116th Infantry as a SGT after federalization in 1917.
From that unit at Camp McClellan he apparently
went to Officer's Training Camp at Fort Meyers and then commissioned as
a 2LT, Ordnance Branch November 1917. Discharged in 1919, he returned
to service in 1942 and served through 1946. Married twice, he is buried
in Arlington National Cemetery with his second wife Adele M (Braelow)
Luftman.
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