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Pvt Sidney M. Spector worked in a slaughter house.

He enlisted in New York City on 2 December 1943.

On the evening of 24 September 1944 Pvt Spector went into position with his platoon in the vicinity of Mook. The following morning his company received a very heavy enemy attack which partially over-ran their positions. On the afternoon of the 25th, he received a severe head wound when he was struck by shrapnel during an artillery barrage. First aid was immediately rendered. At that time the German forces attacked their positions and it was necessary for the company to withdraw to secondary positions. At that moment, Pvt Spector was unconscious and it was impossible to remove him in the withdrawal and his comrades were forced to leave him in a fox hole. Due to the nature of his wound, company members were of the opinion that he died while occupying the fox hole. Pfc Rene B. Forcier stated that he was dead when the doctor arrived at the foxhole to which he had been removed. the company never regained their former positions and five days later they were relieved by A Company.