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Personal info

Full name
WALD, Morris
Date of birth
25 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32893624
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Dürwiss, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 10 55

Immediate family

Members
Louis Wald (father)
Celia (Chernick) Wald (mother)
Rebecca Wald (sister)
William Wald (brother)
Samuel Wald (brother)
Kate Wald (sister)

More information

Pfc Morris Wald enlisted in New York City, New York, on 21 April 1943.

His father was born in Russia.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940/1950 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / New York Birth Index Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks New York, New York University 1940