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Personal info

Full name
ROSENTHAL, Rudolf
Date of birth
1 November 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Laufersweiler, Germany
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36010945
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 10 30

Immediate family

Members
Della Rosenthal (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Rudolf Rosenthal was a clerk before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 19 March 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Sheree Dowdle, 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 / New York Passenger Lists

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Roosevelt High School 1933