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Personal info

Full name
LAMPART, David Chaim
Date of birth
20 November 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Zaręby Kościelne, Poland
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
39163075
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hombressen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 19 9

Immediate family

Members
Abraham Lampart (father)
Esther Lampart (aunt)

More information

Pfc David C. Lampart arrived in the USA from Argentina on 2 May 1938.

He was a metal worker before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 19 August 1941.

His actual name was Chaim Dawid Lampart. Most likely his name was "americanized"

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Naturalization Records / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Jewish Serviceman Card, Federico Halperin - great nephew