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GENDEN, Harvey Shepard - Date of
birth
3 March 1921 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1179406 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 April 1945 - Place of
death
Deffingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel Genden (father)
Edith H. (Freedman) Genden (mother)
Phillis M. Genden (sister)
Anna R. (Moscovitz) Genden (wife)
More information
1st Lt Harvey S. Genden attended Classical High School and the University of Pennsylvania before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 11 September 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jason Kaplan's Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.63rdinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Delphine Richter, Springfield Daily News - 17 April 1943, University of Pennsylvania 1942 Record Yearbook, Classical High School 1938 Blue and White Yearbook