Name:
Eric Israel Ziegelstein
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
32648579
Unit:
25th Armored Engineer Battalion, 6th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-09
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
N
Row:
7
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Silver Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Eric Israel Ziegelstein was born on August 14, 1922, in Germany. He entered military service in New York. He served in the 25th Engineer Battalion, 6th Armored Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. PFC Ziegelstein is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.