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Personal info

Full name
GINSBERG, Morris
Date of birth
13 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32826619
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Near München-Gladbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 4 25

Immediate family

Members
Isodore Ginsberg (father)
Sarah Ginsberg (mother)
Saul Ginsberg (brother)
Helena (Nejman) Ginsberg (wife)

More information

Sgt Morris Ginsberg graduated from Eastern District High school in 1941 where he was the Class President and was on the Honor Roll.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 March 1943.

His picture was taken in high school in 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful Dutchman, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet