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WITTENBERG, Melvin Eugene - Date of
birth
24 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Mattapan, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31299189 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Myer Wittenberg (father)
Rose (Goodzenkov) Wittenberg (mother)
Lillian S. Wittenberg (sister)
Leonard L. Wittenberg (brother)
More information
Pfc Melvin E. Wittenberg enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 February 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: André Koch