Alex Friedman

Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 02/17/1945

Alex Friedman was born in New York in 1915. He was drafted into the Army on
August 4, 1943 at New York City, New York. His home of residence was listed
as Brooklyn, Kings County, New York and his civilian occupation was listed as
Shipping and Receiving Clerks. He had completed one year of college and was married.
His religion was listed as Hebrew.

He was assigned to Headquarters Company from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 13, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on June 16, 1944.

He was lightly wounded in action on November 18, 1944 and returned to duty
on January 11, 1945.

Private First Class Friedman was wounded in action in Germany on February 16, 1945
and died of those wounds on February 17, 1945.

Alex Friedman was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in New York.

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