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SPRINZEN, Frederick Benjamin - Date of
birth
6 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42026205 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Oberspay, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Max Sprinzen (father)
Jennie Z. (Chodnicka) Sprinzen (mother)
Harold Sprinzen (brother)
Beverly Sprinzen (sister)
More information
Sgt Frederick B. Sprinzen attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 1 November 1943.He was killed in action by a German sniper in the town of Oberspay.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Diamond Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – Bert Shankle Ryes