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UDELSON, Melvin - Date of
birth
22 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33390641 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 January 1945 - Place of
death
Tillet, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Minnie D. (Tayman) Udelson (wife)
More information
Pfc Melvin Udelson attended high school for two years and was a retail manager before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 21 December 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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 / District of Columbia Marriage records, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: Peter Schouteten