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Personal info

Full name
ROMICK, Morris James
Date of birth
12 September 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
39923775
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 43

Immediate family

Members
Simon Romick (father)
Rebecca Romick (mother)
Sophie Romick (sister)
Ida Romick (sister)
Mike Romick (brother)
Harry Romick (brother)
Evelyn Romick (sister)
Bernice F. Romick (wife)

More information

Morris Romick at the Siegel Loan Office in Salt Lake City.

He enlisted on 3 December 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah and first trained as a member of the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army Air Force. He was transferred to the infantry in November 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Erwin Derhaag, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Utah, Military Records / 1930 Census, Salt Lake Telegram 1945-02-22

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Salt Lake Telegram 1945-02-22