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GOTTLIEB, Herman - Date of
birth
26 August 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32313366 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
25th Armored Engineer Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Remichampagne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred H. Gottlieb (father)
Mollie Gottlieb (mother)
Harold Gottlieb (brother)
Henrietta Gottlieb (sister)
Florence Gottlieb (sister)
Seymour Gottlieb (brother)
Irving Gottlieb (brother)
More information
Pvt Herman Gottlieb attended high school for one year before he enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 11 April 1942.He died in a field hospital to the effects of wounds, caused by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com - Larry Ruhstorfer & Sharp Funeral Homes