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Personal info

Full name
ROSENBERG, Isaac Morton
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia
Hometown
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
14116366
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Fremersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 29 11

Immediate family

Members
Louis Rosenberg (father)
Rosa S. Rosenberg (mother)
Albert A. Rosenberg (brother)
Sara B. Rosenberg (sister)

More information

Pvt Isaac M. Rosenberg attended 2 years of college before he joined the Regular Army in Clemson, South Carolina on 8 October 1942.

The company commander, Capt. S. L. Skow, witnessed what happened:
"Before crossing the Saar river, the company was located in the vicinity of Fremersdorf, Germany. The area occupied by the company was completely dominated by enemy observation and shelled constantly. Due to the swollen condition of the river at the time and heavy enemy action, the company was forced to remain in this defensive position for many days. The intense enemy artillery fire caused many casualties. It was during this action, that a shell exploded close to the foxhole Isaac occupied. A piece of shrapnel penetrated his neck, causing his death instantly."

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

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Major M / Robin Pellicci Moore