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Personal info

Full name
FERBER, John Hanns
Date of birth
5 February 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
33750697
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Pattern, north of Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 6 3

Immediate family

Members
Birdie (Ratner) Ferber (wife)

More information

Pvt John H. Ferber immigrated from Vienna after the Anchluss in 1938 and was naturalized in 1944.

He joined his unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on 19 July 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Texas, Naturalization Records, 1852-1991

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet