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Personal info

Full name
HOROWITZ, Paul
Date of birth
3 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32196062
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
Eschweiler area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 22

Immediate family

Members
Harry Horowitz (father)
Lillian Horowitz (mother)
Sydney Horowitz (brother)

More information

Pfc Paul Horowitz enlisted in Camp Upton Yaphank, New York on 28 January 1942.

He was first buried at Temporary Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium Block E, Row 5, Grave 87.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1925 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet