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Personal info

Full name
LITZKY, Hyman
Date of birth
1 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Gentle, Poland
Hometown
Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32942809
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 December 1944
Place of death
Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 16 17

Immediate family

Members
Isaac Litzky (father)
Sarah Litzky (mother)
Ruth Litzky (sister)
Rachel Litzky (sister)
Gerald M. Litzky (brother)

More information

Pfc Hyman Litzky graduated from Plattsburgh High School in 1940 and followed post-graduate studies for a time, later being employed in the defense industry.

He enlisted on 5 August 1943 in Albany, New York. He was just four weeks in Europe when he was killed.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet