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LEVINE, Philip - Date of
birth
28 December 1910 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32893307 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Surgical Technician -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Niederfeulen-Kehmen, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Barnett Levine (father)
Mollie Levine (mother)
Abraham Levine (brother)
Max Levine (brother)
Ray (Granett) Levine (wife)
Rhoda Levine (daughter)
Hellen Levine (daughter)
More information
Pfc Philip Levine attended high school for four years and was a social welfare worker before he enlisted in New York City, New York, on 20 April 1943.He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in Luxembourg on 24 December 1944. The citation reads in part: "During the attack on Kehman, Luxembourg, on 24 December 1944, Pfc Levine, serving with an infantry company as medical aid man, received a radioed appeal for medical assistance from another area. Always willing to assist, Pfc Levine went to the area, moved among the wounded rendering aid with exceptional fortitude and courage. After completing his assigned tasks he voluntarily made a further search for casualties. During this search he was mortally wounded by enemy sniper fire."
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.finagrave.com – Margo Reasner