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SASSON, Edward - Date of
birth
16 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1011455 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Graves Registration and Memorial Officer -
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bernburg-Köthen (Anhalt), Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph Sasson (father)
Bahie (Abady) Sasson (mother)
Elias Sasson (brother)
Charles Sasson (brother)
Abraham Sasson (brother)
Victoria Sasson (sister)
Peggy E. Sasson (sister)
More information
Lt. Edward Sasson graduated from George Washington High School and the University of Southern California in 1941.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 4 December 1941.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, St. Louis Dispatch - 21 August 1944; Ernie Pyle article, New York State Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Southern California at Los Angeles, yearbook 1941, George Washington High School, yearbook, 1937