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SCHINASI, Seymour Boris - Date of
birth
16 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42176948 -
Rank
Private -
Function
First Scout -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Neuss, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Abraham Schinasi (father)
Elizabeth l. Schinasi (mother)
Alexander G. Schinasi (brother)
Leo M. Schinasi (brother)
More information
Pvt Seymour B. Schinasi was a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin in 1942-1943.He enlisted in New York city, New York on 31 July 1944.
A comrade, Mayes Key, from E Company remembers the night of 2 March well because it was the day before his 19th birthday. It was a night attack and they crossed the canal and started across the field. There was a lot of German fire coming at them from the factory building and a trench before the factory. They got as far as the barbed wire fence before the trench and Pvt Schinasi, First Scout, reached the fence first. He called out for a wire cutter. The German fire was too much and the order was given to pull back. Schinasi was hit in the leg and died at the barbed wire fence.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: http://83rdinfdivdocs.org, www.ancestry.com - University of Wisconsin, 1943, 1942