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Personal info

Full name
ROSENCRANS, Herbert Joel
Date of birth
13 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Hempstead, Nassau County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
16105945
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Arnoldsweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 1 7

Immediate family

Members
Alvin J. Rosencrans (father)
Eva Rosencrans (mother)
Robert M. Rosencrans (brother)

More information

Pfc Herbert J. Rosencrans attended the University of Michigan for one year.

He enlisted in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2 December 1942.

His father was born in Austria, his mother in Russia.

He was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Potier, University of Michigan, 1941 Yearbook