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Personal info

Full name
MERZ, Stephen Joseph
Date of birth
22 May 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Nassau County, New York

Military service

Service number
42056937
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 2 42

Immediate family

Members
August Merz (father)
Sophie Merz (mother)
Sophie A. Merz (sister)
William Merz (brother)
Edward Merz (brother)
Louise M. (Quinn) Merz (wife)

More information

Pfc Stephen J. Merz enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 November 1943.
He was married to Louise M. Quinn on 11 February 1934.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, New York State Census 1905, Headstone and Interment Record / New York, Marriage Index, Https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-6.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet