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ROSENFELD, George Rauh - Date of
birth
25 November 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. -
Hometown
Westchester County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12103408 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Battery,
285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
The field next to the N62, near the crossroads "Five Points"
Baugnez, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
James R. Rosenfeld (father)
Bertha R. Rosenfeld (mother)
James R. Rosenfeld (brother)
Anna M. Rosenfeld (sister)
More information
T/5 George R. Rosenfeld attended Cornell University.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Ithaca, New York, on 4 December 1942.
He was one of the victims of the Malmedy massacre when German SS soldiers of the 1st Panzer Division captured over 100 American soldiers at Baugnez Crossroads outside Malmedy, Belgium, on 17 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and, under orders to take no prisoners, placed them in an open field and then machine gunned them. When the machine guns stopped, the SS went through the field where some victims were still alive and systematically finished them off with pistols at short range, leaving 84 soldiers dead when they had finished. Fortunately, when the machine guns first started shooting, a number of soldiers ran, and some managed to escape and tell the story of how the Germans had treated the others who had not survived.
His name is mentioned on the monument on the opposite side of the road.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/famous-battles-of-world-war-two/the-battle-of-the-bulge/the-malmedy-massacre/
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com