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Personal info

Full name
LITMAN, Philip
Date of birth
1908
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Rhode Island
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32809982
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pournoy–la–Chétive, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 34 21

Immediate family

Members
Hyman Litman (father)
Annie Litman (mother)
David Litman (brother)
Rose E. Litman (sister)
Mary Litman (sister)
Rebecca Litman (sister)
Eva Litman (sister)
Julius Litman (brother)
Jenny Litman (sister)
Albert Litman (brother)

More information

Pvt. Philip Litman was a furrier before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 19 February 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. James, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930 Census, Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Plotken Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten