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Personal info

Full name
TERZIAN, Samuel "Sam"
Date of birth
24 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35235248
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 64

Immediate family

Members
Charles Terzian (father)
Mary Terzian (mother)
Dorothy M. Terzian (twin sister)

More information

Pvt Samuel Terzian attended South High School and worked for the Firestone Co.

He enlisted on 9 August 1943 and arrived in France on 11 June 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in the chest.

Source of information: Leon Sanders, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, Book: Hell in Huertgen Forest, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Birth Record, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: Leon Sanders