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Personal info

Full name
MAND, Ben
Date of birth
4 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32971808
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wiltz, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 25

Immediate family

Members
Max Mand (father)
Freida Mand (mother)
Jacob H. Mand (brother)
Sarah Mand (sister)
Sonia Mand (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Ben Mand attended high school for three years before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 18 June 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Shapiro Family Tree / WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery