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Personal info

Full name
GOLDBERG, Abraham
Date of birth
27 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32904714
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 8 19

Immediate family

Members
Philip J. Goldberg (father)

More information

Pfc Abraham Goldberg enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 May 1943.

Pvt Goldberg was wounded during an artillery barrage on the positions of his company. He was killed on his way to the aid station of 2nd Battalion.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, 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, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, http://home.scarlet.be~sh446368/home.htm, IDPF of Hampton Buzzard

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet