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Personal info

Full name
SWITZ, John Joseph
Date of birth
10 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
42178745
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 6 12

Immediate family

Members
John Switz (father)
Mary Switz (mother)
Anna Switz (sister)
Edward Switz (brother)
Adam Switz (brother)
Rose Switz (sister)
Catherine Switz (sister)
Michael Switz (brother)
Mary Switz (sister)

More information

Pfc John J Switz enlisted in New York City, New York on 18 August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Record - 8 March 1945