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Personal info

Full name
MARCUS, Daniel
Date of birth
16 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36722200
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Morhet, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 9 71

Immediate family

Members
Hyman Marcus (father)
Lena Marcus (mother)
Ruth Marcus (sister)

More information

Pvt Daniel Marcus graduated from Hyde Park High School.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Chicago Sun 30 January 1945 - courtesy of Kathy McDermott