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Personal info

Full name
WEISS, Sidney
Date of birth
5 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32617749
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 17 12

Immediate family

Members
Jack Weiss (father)
Bertha (Topf) Weiss (mother)
Samuel Weiss (brother)

More information

Pvt Sidney Weiss was a shipping clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Oshman Family Tree / 1940 Census, Combat History 79th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy