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Personal info

Full name
KIRSCH, Arthur
Date of birth
16 March 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32995952
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Scout
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siebenaler, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 1 2

Immediate family

Members
Max Kirsch (father)
Rose Kirsch (mother)
Oscar Kirsch (twin brother)
Ray Kirsch (brother)
Jack Kirsch (brother)
Sarah Kirsch (sister)
Pearl (Greenstein) Kirsch (wife)

More information

Pfc Arthur Kirsch attended college for four years and was a commercial artist before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 6 August 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / New York Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com, WWII Draft Registration Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery