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Personal info

Full name
KRAVITZ, Frank
Date of birth
16 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Lopez, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lopez, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33359701
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
Coincourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 37

Immediate family

Members
John Kravitz (father)
Eva (Hubiak) Kravitz (mother)
Andrew J. Kravitz (brother)
Metro J. Kravitz (brother)
John Kravitz (brother)
Mary Kravitz (sister)
Michael Kravitz (brother)
Mary Kravitz (sister)
Stephen Kravitz (brother)
Nickolas Kravitz (brother)
Danny Kravitz (brother)

More information

Pfc Frank Kravitz attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 25 November 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Note: Two of his sisters were named Mary and both died during childhood.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux, Kravitz, Frank – The 2D Dragoon Memorial (2dcavalryassociation.com)
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Caz