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KURCZ, Jacob - Date of
birth
8 July 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Northhampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32808261 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank Kurtz (cousin)
More information
T/4 Jacob Kurcz worked in a kitchen before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 17 February 1943.He was shot through the chest, made it to an aid station but died shortly after.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Joe Blauch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Kurcz Family Tree / New York, Passenger Lists, http://106thinfdivassn.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet