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GOLDSTEIN, Aaron - Date of
birth
22 March 1913 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32991892 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
743rd Tank Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Duffesheide, Alsdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
More information
Pvt Aaron Goldstein enlisted in New York City, New York on 28 July 1943.His tank was hit. His remains were never recovered. I ca be assumed that his body was completely burned.
Eyewitness account:
"Now rushing forward against moderate resistance, tanks and infantry reached VK880526. Here, direct fire weapons were met. Two medium tanks were hit while trying to take high ground. One M-4 burned; the other was recoverable. Sgt. Arnold B. Stens, T/4 Victor J. Rassier, and Pvt. Aaron Goldstein are missing from burned tank; S/Sgt. Charles W. Holland was wounded and evacuated."
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, S-3 Journal 743rd Tank Battalion, ancestry.com - New York Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof