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Personal info

Full name
VINAR, Morris
Date of birth
20 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Hometown
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36773179
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 11 24

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Vinar (father)
Rose (Solomon) Vinar (mother)
Ben Vinar (brother)
Sandra E. Vinar (sister)
Joseph Vinar (brother)
Jack Vinar (brother)
Evelyn (Lyon) Vinar (wife)
Judith A. Vinar (daughter)

More information

Sgt Morris Vinar worked at his father's furniture store.

He was married to Evelyn yon on 25 May 1940.

He enlisted in December 1943.

Sergeant Morris Vinar, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 8th Infantry Division during World War II.

Source of information: Cor van de Burg, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Junkroski Family Tree, www.ww2il.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times 10 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times 9 January 1945