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Personal info

Full name
SAMUELS, Sidney William
Date of birth
27 May 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36326887
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Between Udenbreth, Germany and Vielsalm, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 1 48

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin Samuels (father)
Fannie (Reinschreiber) Samuels (mother)
Helen B. Samuels (sister)

More information

T/5 Sidney W. Samuels was a typesetter before he enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 25 March 1942.

He was sitting in the back of a truck when somehow a wrecked friendly tank, towed by a recovery vehicle incidentally turned the turret, hitting the men, sitting in the back of the truck. Four other men were also killed during this incident, Michael F. Matysak, Howard W. Morrison, Charles P. Ricotta, Wilber T. Fields.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / US WWII Jewish Servicemen Card / Ager Family Tree, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier, Chicago Garfieldian - 28 January 1943