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Personal info

Full name
VINAR, Morris
Date of birth
20 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Hometown
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
36773179
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest area, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 11 24

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Vinar (father)
Rose (Solomon) Vinar (mother)
Ben Vinar (brother)
Sandra E. Vinar (sister)
Joseph Vinar (brother)
Jack Vinar (brother)
Evelyn (Lyon) Vinar (wife)
Judith A. Vinar (daughter)

More information

Sgt Morris Vinar worked at his father's furniture store.

He was married to Evelyn Lyon on 25 May 1940.

He enlisted in December 1943.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Junkroski Family Tree, www.ww2il.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times - 10 January 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Times - 9 January 1945