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Personal info

Full name
REINISH, Herbert C
Date of birth
17 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
33596129
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 67

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Reinish (father)
Sophie (Rosenwald) Reinish (mother)
Edith C. Reinish (sister)
Annetta Reinish (sister)
Gertrude Reinish (sister)

More information

Pfc Herbert C. Reinish graduated from Gratz High School and was employed as a drug clerk at Nevins.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 26 March 1943. He was sent overseas in September, 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application / Russock Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten