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FINGERHUT, Paul A - Date of
birth
17 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6980932 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jacob Fingerhut (father)
Rose Fingerhut (mother)
Hienrietta Fingerhut (sister)
Lilian Fingerhut (sister)
Gladys Fingerhut (sister)
Doris (Davis) Fingerhut (wife)
More information
Sgt Paul A. Fingerhut joined the Regular Army in Oakland, California on 19 December 1939.He and four other men were sent on a reconnaissance patrol and were not seen again.
Source of information: Sophie Vleugels, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.cgs.contentdm.oclc.org - Operational Performance of the U.S. 28th Infantry Division September to December 1944, IDPF of Howard B. Fladd, New York Birth Index, World War II Jewish Servicemen Cards
Photo source: Jac Engels