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Personal info

Full name
STRUSS, Warren John
Date of birth
7 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
32813246
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 14 37

Immediate family

Members
William R. Struss (father)
Catherine C. Struss (mother)
Muriel V. Struss (twin-sister)

More information

Pvt Warren J. Struss enlisted in New York City, New York on 22 February 1943.
He attended high school for 3 years before he enlisted.

Pvt Warren J. Struss was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block X, Row 10, Grave 185.

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/ 1925 Census / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet