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 |