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Personal info

Full name
REICH, Morton Lewis
Date of birth
28 February 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Bronx, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32543749
Rank
Technician Third Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 7 39

Immediate family

Members
Morris Reich (father)
Rose (Salzberg) Reich (mother)
Shirley Reich (sister)
Rita Reich (sister)

More information

T/3 Morton L. Reich enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 October 1942.

He attended college for 4 years.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block A, Row 1, Grave 13.

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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Schlegel Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet