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The Faces of Margraten Seeking Photos of Jewish Soldiers Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery

The Faces of Margraten and Fields of Honor Database are seeking photographs of Jewish soldiers buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. This project was created by the Dutch non-profit organization Stichting Verenigde Adoptanten Amerikaanse Oorlogsgraven as an effort to honor the Americans who served in World War II and particularly the 10,023 buried at Margraten. Thousands of photographs have been collected and they are seeking more.  The tribute includes 179 Jewish American soldiers buried in the cemetery.

The photos will be placed next to the headstones from May 2-6, when the Netherlands observe the 73rd anniversary of their liberation. They’ll also be stored for future generations in the Fields of Honor Database. Visit Fields of Honor to view the thousands of photographs already included.

Submit a photo to the Faces of Margraten. Pictures of the following Jewish soldiers are still needed:

NAME RANK UNIT 1 UNIT 2 STATE DATE OF DEATH PLOT ROW GRAVE
ABRAHAMSON PHILIP S SGT 125 CAV RCN SQ IA 3-Oct-44 D 6 15
BARACH MARVIN S PVT 423 INF 106 DIV OH 16-Mar-45 K 4 20
BERGER ARNOLD PVT 26 INF 1 DIV NY 25-Mar-45 B 10 5
BORACK MILTON PFC 341 FA BN 89 DIV IL 4-Apr-45 C 10 27
BOROWKA MANNY PFC 367 ORD MAINT CO NY 6-May-45 N 3 7
BRODSKY MILTON CPL 821 TD BN NY 26-Nov-44 C 6 12
BURG SOL CPL 331 INF 83 DIV NY 14-Apr-45 L 17 9
COHEN HOWARD SGT 703 BOMB SQ 445 BOMB GP (H) NY 16-Aug-44 D 11 24
COHEN SAM PFC 440 FA BN 7 ARMD DIV NY 27-Oct-44 P 12 4
CORT JACK PFC 333 INF 84 DIV MA 1-Dec-44 P 16 12
DAVIS MURRAY SGT 869 FA BN 65 DIV NY 7-Apr-45 D 13 10
DRIESEN DANIEL CPL 564 FA BN 71 DIV DC 8-Apr-45 B 8 16
EDELSTEIN MELVIN L PFC 134 INF 35 DIV NY 26-Feb-45 E 19 21
EHRLICH JOSEPH J 2 LT 116 INF 29 DIV NY 17-Nov-44 L 21 18
FEIFER MARTIN 2 LT 337 BOMB SQ 96 BOMB GP (H) NY 21-Nov-44 D 13 5
FELIX JOSEPH P PFC 405 INF 102 DIV LA 1-Dec-44 C 16 32
FERBER JOHN H PVT 330 INF 83 DIV DC 25-Feb-45 G 6 3
FOER BERNARD W SGT 585 BOMB SQ 394 BOMB GP (M) NJ 18-Jul-45 I 9 6
FRIEDMAN HARRY H CAPT 155 AAA BN 17 ABN DIV NY 24-Mar-45 N 20 6
GATES MARTIN PVT 36 INF 3 ARMD DIV MA 24-Dec-44 B 6 14
GILLETTE HENRY A 2 LT 701 BOMB SQ 445 BOMB GP (H) MA 24-Mar-45 D 12 20
GINSBERG MORRIS SGT 407 INF 102 DIV NY 28-Feb-45 E 4 25
GLOOZMAN MELVIN J PFC 358 INF 90 DIV CA 15-Apr-45 E 15 27
GOLDBERG ABRAHAM PFC 26 INF 1 DIV NY 17-Nov-44 A 8 19
GOLDFARB KENNETH S T SGT 349 BOMB SQ 100 BOMB GP (H) NY 29-Jul-44 J 9 6
GOODMAN ELLIOTT L S SGT 433 QM 33 DEPOT GP OH 17-May-45 P 16 1
GOODMAN IRVING S PVT 406 INF 102 DIV NY 21-Nov-44 B 3 10
GOODMAN SANFORD 2 LT 333 INF 84 DIV OH 30-Nov-44 P 16 2
GOULD HARRIS A PVT 554 ENGR HV PON BN TN 24-Mar-45 F 12 8
GREENBERG BENJAMIN PFC 605 TD BN NJ 26-Feb-45 L 2 12
GREENBERG BERTRAM PFC 379 INF 95 DIV NY 3-Mar-45 C 14 19
GUTMANN ERNEST TEC 3 2941 ENGR TM NY 12-May-45 F 5 2
HELLER SAMUEL F PVT 116 INF 29 DIV NY 24-Nov-44 D 20 25
HOROWITZ ISIDORE I PFC 51 INF BN 4 ARMD DIV NY 14-Apr-45 O 20 10
ISENBERG BERNARD SGT 313 TRP CARR GP NJ 24-Mar-45 N 11 3
KAHN HERBERT PFC 36 INF 3 ARMD DIV NY 14-Apr-45 J 5 4
KATZ MITCHELL J PFC 407 INF 102 DIV NY 30-Nov-44 J 19 10
KLAMSER LEONARD F 2 LT 82 SQ 436 TRP CARR GP TX 24-Mar-45 C 15 14
KLEIN ROBERT J PFC 405 INF 102 DIV PA 4-Dec-44 A 17 6
KLEIN SHERMAN S S SGT 600 BOMB SQ 398 BOMB GP (H) MD 8-Apr-45 F 17 3
KURTZMAN LESTER CPL 13 INF 8 DIV NJ 3-Apr-45 E 19 27
KUZMINSKY ABE M S SGT 406 INF 102 DIV DC 27-Feb-45 G 15 25
LAMPART DAVID C PFC 9 INF 2 DIV CA 6-Apr-45 N 19 9
LANE JEROME R 2 LT 405 INF 102 DIV NY 3-Dec-44 H 3 2
LAPENSOHN NORMAN PFC 405 INF 102 DIV PA 23-Nov-44 G 12 8
LAZOFSON NORMAN E PVT 26 INF 1 DIV PA 29-Nov-44 O 16 17
LEINER FRED SGT 535 BOMB SQ 381 BOMB GP (H) MA 14-Jan-45 A 8 24
LEVINE ISRAEL 2 LT 351 BOMB SQ 100 BOMB GP (H) CA 10-Oct-43 E 17 11
LEVINSON MOSES PVT 208 ENGR COMBAT BN SC 25-Feb-45 J 11 4
LEVY BERTRAM R S SGT 289 INF 75 DIV NY 9-Apr-45 F 21 13
LEVY RUBIN 2 LT 48 SQ 313 TRP CARR GP IL 24-Mar-45 E 4 9
WEINBAUM DAVID CAPT 18 TK BN 8 ARMD DIV IL 11-Apr-45 O 22 13
WEINER HERMAN TEC 5 562 AAA BN NY 31-Mar-45 F 15 12
WEINGLASS BEN 1 LT 330 INF 83 DIV IL 11-Apr-45 D 13 23
WEISER ROBERT M 2 LT 47 SQ 313 TRP CARR GP NY 24-Mar-45 C 17 21
WEXELMAN NORMAN R S SGT 99 SQ 441 TRP CARR GP IL 13-Apr-45 H 10 17

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