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Personal info

Full name
PRELUTZKY, George
Date of birth
30 November 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
St. Louis County, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
37620163
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Surgical Technician
Unit
Medical Detachment,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bergheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 12 22

Immediate family

Members
Asher Prelutzky (father)
Rebecca (Nechamen) Prelutzky (mother)
Gussie Prelutzky (sister)
Ida Prelutzky (sister)
Ezra Prelutzky (brother)
Sam Prelutzky (brother)
David Prelutzky (brother)
Ann (Fischer) Prelutzky (wife)

More information

T/5 George Prelutzky enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 22 July 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com – Very Large Multi Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, St Louis Globe-Democrat St Louis, Missouri - 14 August 1935, St. Louis Globe-Democrat St Louis, Missouri - 15 August 1945