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HORWITZ, Morley Showell - Date of
birth
15 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37321094 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bras, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore Horwitz (father)
Ethel (Showell) Horwitz (mother)
Syra M. Horwitz (sister)
More information
Pfc Morley S. Horwitz graduated from North High School and was a former student at the University of Minnesota. He enlisted in November 1942 and went overseas October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index, www.newspapers.com – Star Tribune Minnesota - 11 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Minnesota Star Tribune, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School yearbooks Minneapolis Minnesota