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Personal info

Full name
SELLINGER, Herbert
Date of birth
14 July 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32718968
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Rambrouch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 8 21

Immediate family

Members
David Sellinger (father)
Jennie Sellinger (mother)
Berthe Sellinger (wife)

More information

Pvt Herbert Sellinger enlisted in New York City, New York on 28 July 1943 and was a compositor and typesetter at the Gear Press before he enlisted.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery