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SPRINZEN, Frederick Benjamin - Date of
birth
6 September 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, 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
-
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
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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 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 / New York Birth Index, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com – Bert Shankle Ryes