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MELINSKY, Abraham - Date of
birth
1 October 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31242242 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Kaundorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis Melinsky (father)
Jennie (Abrams) Melinsky (mother)
Irving Melinsky (brother)
Samuel Melinsky (brother)
Gideon Melinsky (brother)
More information
Pfc Abraham Melinsky enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 30 December 1942.
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 / Grady Family Tree, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Brock Bierman