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Personal info

Full name
STERN, Melvin Horace
Date of birth
5 January 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32725686
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
Near Winterspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 12 28

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin F. Stern (father)
Frances Stern (mother)
Barbara Stern (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Melvin H. Stern was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, FindaGrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten