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KOHN, Fred - Date of
birth
29 December 1908 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Zvolen, Slovakia (at the time part of Austria-Hungary) -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32249280 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
A Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
Ospel, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 72 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lesley Kuhn (mother)
More information
Fred Kohn, other records refer to the family's surname as being Kuhn, migrated to the United States in 1920, taking the Adriatic from Southampton, England to New York. He worked as a plumber before his enlistment at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 12 March 1943.He is commemorated on a monument unveiled in Ospel, the Netherlands on 6 November 2019 in memory of the American soldiers who fell during the liberation of the town.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - New York State and Federal Naturalization Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Internment Records / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: Jac Engels, 7tharmddiv.org