Herman Ludwig Lang

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Herman Ludwig Lang

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Birthplace: Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
Death: February 10, 2006 (85)
Greenport, Suffolk County, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hugo Lang and Clara Lang
Husband of Marjorie Marie Lang
Father of Private User
Brother of Frederick (Fred) Max Lang and Edith Collett (Lang)

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About Herman Ludwig Lang

Lang grew up in Meiningen, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1939. He served in U.S. Army Intelligence during the Second World War. Among other exploits, Lang served as translator for General George S. Patton. After the war he served as a interrogator at the Nuremberg Trials.

In postwar life, Lang became a TV cameraman for CBS. Here is a Sports Illustrated article about Lang and another top-of-the-profession cameraman. http://www.si.com/vault/1987/06/01/115473/two-straight-shooters.

Arrival Date: 2 Dec 1939

Age: 19

Friend's Name: Frederick Lang

Port of Departure: London, England

Port of Arrival: New York, New York

Ship Name: Husimi Maru

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Herman Ludwig Lang's Timeline

1920
April 15, 1920
Meiningen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
2006
February 10, 2006
Age 85
Greenport, Suffolk County, NY, United States