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HERTZ, Julius - Date of
birth
27 January 1911 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35005447 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
The Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 8 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earon Hertz (father)
Bertha (Lichtman) Hertz (mother)
Henry Hertz (brother)
Sal Hertz (brother)
Clarence Hertz (brother)
Ray Hertz (brother)
Sylvester Hertz (brother)
More information
Pfc Julius Hertz graduated from Glenville High School and the University of Wisconsin. He also attended the law schools of Columbia and Western Reserve and wroked as a manager.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 22 January 1941. His father was born in Russia, his mother in Germany.
He was killed while returning to the front after recovering from frozen feet. The truck in which he was riding struck a mine.
Pfc Hertz first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Block LL, Row 4, Grave 83.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, http://warchronicle.com, www.16thinfantry.com, The Plain Dealer 18 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Patti Johnson