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Personal info

Full name
SHER, Mitchell
Date of birth
1 April 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Sarmy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36899494
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schierwaldenrath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 31 34

Immediate family

Members
Max Sher (father)
Bella (Chosid) Sher (mother)
Harold Sher (brother)
Sam Sher (brother)
Helen (Szczepaniak) Sher (wife)
Arnold D. Sher (son)
Elaine Sher (daughter)

More information

Pvt Mitchell Sher joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 1 October 1944.

According to the Morning Reports of the 115th IR, Pvt Sher was reported Missing in Action on 7 October and was Dropped from Rolls on 31 October. This means, his remains weren't recovered soon after he was killed and it also explains why he is buried at Ardennes Cemetery.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Jewish Serviceman Card / Sher Family Tree / 1930 Census / Marriage Record / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Jewish War Veterans Department of Michigan