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COHEN, Sam - Date of
birth
2 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32206607 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Battery,
440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 October 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Meijel, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 12 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Barnett Cohen (father)
Katie Cohen (mother)
Esther Cohen (sister)
Joseph H. Cohen (brother)
Irving Cohen (brother)
Miriam Cohen (sister)
Morris Cohen (brother)
Sidney Cohen (brother)
Solis Cohen (brother)
More information
Sam Cohen attended high school for two years and was a typesetter.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 23 February 1942.
After his mother was invited to indicate her choice where her son would be given his final resting place, his eldest brother wrote a letter informing that his mother was too ill to fill in the appropriate forms. However, there was no answer to the authorities' request to substantiate this with the necessary medical documents. For this reason, it was established with an administrative decision that Sam Cohen would be permanently buried at Margraten. He was given his final resting place on 11 May 1949.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten