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BERLINER, Sam Nathan - Date of
birth
18 March 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
London, Great Britain -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36684149 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
747th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Eisenbach, Luxenbourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Herman Berliner (father)
Rosa S. (Frankel) Berliner (mother)
Sarah Berliner (sister)
Ida Berliner (sister)
Richard Berliner (brother)
Mollie Berliner (sister)
Max Berliner (brother)
Blanche Berliner (wife)
More information
Pvt Sam N. Berliner was a barber before he enlisted in August 1943.His M4 bulldozer tank was piling dirt over the pillboxes openings, rendering them inoperative. During this action his tank was hit by a Panzerfaust.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Samson Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com – The Chicago Tribune