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Personal info

Full name
NAMIAS, Morris Solomon
Date of birth
23 September 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32600179
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grandménil, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 50

Immediate family

Members
Solomon Namias (father)
Ricoula (Sotto) Namias (mother)
Meyer Namias (brother)
Joe Namias (brother)

More information

Pfc Morris S. Namias enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 16 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#1, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Jaffe Family Tree / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet