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Personal info

Full name
MENKIN, Abraham A
Date of birth
13 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Bronx, New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32900310
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Hoscheid, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 10 26

Immediate family

Members
Max Menkin (father)
Helen Menkin (mother)
Dorothy Menkin (sister)
Myrle Menkin (sister)
Lester Menkin (brother)
Pauline Menkin (sister)
Harold Menkin (brother)
Sylvia B. Menkin (sister)
Albert Menkin (brother)
Anita Menkin (sister)

More information

Pfc Abraham A. Menkin attended 3 years of high school and was a photographer before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 April 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / New York Birth Index / New York Guard Service Cards / Menkin Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery