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Personal info

Full name
HERTZ, Paul Hermann
Date of birth
15 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Püttlingen, Saarbrücken, Germany
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32860494
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1944
Place of death
Fremifontaine, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 3 22

Immediate family

Members
Max Hertz (father)
Rosa S. Hertz (mother)

More information

Pvt Paul H. Hertz attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 11 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kahn Family Tree / Alabama Naturalization Records, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy