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Personal info

Full name
GREENBERG, Irwin
Date of birth
27 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32991543
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 28 24

Immediate family

Members
Harry Greenberg (father)
Esther Greenberg (mother)

More information

Pvt Irwin Greenberg was employed at the Conway Studios Inc.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 July 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave – Andy