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Personal info

Full name
MALKEN, Jerry Julius
Date of birth
19 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
33785710
Rank
Private
Function
Automotive Mechanic
Unit
87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
7th Armored Division,
F Company
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Meijel, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 16 25

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Malken (father)
Anna Malken (mother)
Reba Malken (sister)
Rose Malken (sister)

More information

Pvt Jerry J. Malken attended Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, class of 1943.

He enlisted on 17 June 1943 at Philadelphia.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jewish Servicemen Card / 1930 Census / Enlistment Record / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Gratz High School Yearbook 1943