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SILVERSTEIN, Morris "Moishe" - Date of
birth
13 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37552690 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Colmar, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 36 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Abraham Silverstein (father)
Rose (Joseph) Silverstein (mother)
Irving Silverstein (brother)
Ben Silverstein (brother)
Louis E. Silverstein (brother)
David Silverstein (brother)
More information
Pfc Morris Silverstein graduated from South High School and was employed at the Northwestern Woolen Company before he enlisted in April 1942.He is remembered at the B'Nai Emet Cemetery in Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Silverstein Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Dave Robinson / Albert Ledoux, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.newspapers.com - Minneapolis Daily Times - 21 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Dave Robinson, www.newspapers.com - Minneapolis Daily Times - 21 February 1945