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FABRICANT, Irving - Date of
birth
19 August 1905 -
Age
39 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20841167 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
6th Armored Division,
B Troop
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
South of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 67 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob Fabricant (father)
Lena (Laff) Fabricant (mother)
Ida E. Fabricant (sister)
Myer Fabricant (brother)
Olga (Bruskin) Fabricant (wife)
Sybil Fabricant (daughter)
More information
Cpl Irving Fabricant attended high school for 2 years and was a semiskilled mechanic and repairman, motor vehicles before he joined the National Guard on 24 February 1941.Without any tank support, B Troop was ordered to attack a dug-in German position in the woods east and just south of Bastogne. The attack failed an it suffered ten men killed and seventeen wounded. Eventually it took a much stronger force to drive the enemy from the woods.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ford Family Tree / Cook County Illinois Marriage Index, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M