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KRITZER, Frederick Warken - Date of
birth
6 March 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13098465 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
South of Harlange, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob Kritzer (father)
Alice L. (Smith) Kritzer (mother)
Anna I. Kritzer (sister)
Elizabeth P. Kritzer (sister)
William J. Kritzer (brother)
Howard D. Kritzer (brother)
Irane A. Kritzer (sister)
Alice M. Kritzer (sister)
Walter C. Kritzer (brother)
Morris Kritzer (brother)
Ralph J. Kritzer (brother)
Evelyn Kritzer (sister)
Henrietta Kritzer (sister)
Albert F. Kritzer (brother)
Pauline H. (Rinard) Kritzer (wife)
Alice F. Kritzer (daughter)
Frederick W. Kritzer Jr. (son)
More information
Pvt Frederick W. Kritzer volunteered for the Army of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 28 July 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to the chest.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application WWII / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten