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Personal info

Full name
WEINBERG, Murray
Date of birth
31 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
39284719
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bénicourt-Clémery, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 26 12

Immediate family

Members
David Weinberg (father)
Rose Weinberg (mother)
Shirley Weinberg (sister)
Elaine Weinberg (sister)

More information

Pvt Murray Weinberg enlisted on 30 June 1942.

He was killed by an artillery blast and fragments in his tigh.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Thomas Welsch