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Personal info

Full name
ROSS, Saul Max
Date of birth
1 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Laurium, Houghton County, Michigan
Hometown
Laurium, Houghton County, Michigan
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36403402
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sibret, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 3 17

Immediate family

Members
William Ross (father)
Ruth Ross (mother)
Percy Ross (brother)

More information

Pfc Saul M. Ross attended Calumet High School and was employed by his father in the salvage business.

He enlisted in Marquette, Michigan on 7 October 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, IDPF, 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, 1940-1947 / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, After action report 60th Armored Infantry Battalion, www.newspapers.com - Ironwood Daily Globe 25 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem