Name:
Fred Kohn
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
32249280
Unit:
38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-11-08
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
E
Row:
12
Grave:
72
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Fred Kohn was born on December 29, 1908, in Zvolen, Slovakia. Fred, other records refer to the family's surname as being Kuhn, migrated to the United States in 1920, taking the Adriatic from Southampton, England, to New York. He worked as a plumber before his enlistment at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on March 12, 1943.
Pvt Kohn was assigned as an Ammunition Handler (Military Occupation Specialty 504) in Company A, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division, during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 8, 1944, in Ospel, Netherlands, and is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.