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Personal info

Full name
FABER, Jean David
Date of birth
22 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39589522
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
744th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rödingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 6 9

Immediate family

Members
Louis Faber (father)
Nettie (Rosh) Faber (mother)
Paul A. Faber (brother)
Mortimer I. Faber (brother)
Agnes E. (Colley) Faber (wife)

More information

Pvt Jean D. Faber attended Los Angeles High School.

He enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 14 June 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Los Angeles High School Yearbook 1937