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KIRSCHNER, Jack - Date of
birth
23 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Besserabia, Romania -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32329053 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Jenneville, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Meyer Kirschner (father)
Mollie (Rosenblatt) Kirschner (mother)
Joe Kirschner (brother)
Tillie Kirschner (sister)
Charles Kirschner (brother)
Edith Kirschner (sister)
Louisa Kirschner (sister)
Sandra Kirschner (sister)
More information
Pvt Jack Kirschner attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Fort Jay Governors Island, New York on 1 May 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Registration Card, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Brock Bierman