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ALTER, Harold Israel - Date of
birth
16 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1300494 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Le Mans, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Isadore Alter (father)
Bertha (Riss) Alter (mother)
Edward Alter (brother)
Warlyn Alter (sister)
Harriet R. (Simmons) Alter (wife)
More information
1st Lt Harold I. Alter attended college for one year and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 23 January 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Milton Frankel, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Simmons Frankel Glassberg Family Tree / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Joann Frankel