DOB/DOD: October 29, 1921 (New York, NY) – November 18, 1944; 22 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married Shirley Goldstein of the Bronx, New York, on December 28, 1941
LOCAL ADDRESS: 6 Arch Street
ENLISTMENT: November 4, 1942
SERVICE NUMBER: 31247951
UNIT: 3rd Armored Tank Battalion, 10th Infantry Division
FAMILY: Born to Hirsch H. (1883-1951) and Sarah F. Letzter Weitz (1883-1964). Two brothers, Irving J. (1903-1982) and Joseph (1912-1964). Four sisters, Mollie M. Weitz Tall (1907-1960), Gertrude “Gussie” Weitz Bock (1907-1999), Bertha Weitz Schwartz (1910-1993) and Mae Weitz Vogel (1924-1999). All were born in Poland except Sidney and Mae.
DECORATIONS: Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Killed in action November 18th, 1944, in Launstroff, France.
Purple Heart Medal image contributed by Ben Woessner on April 1, 2022. Sgt Weitz was killed in action in Germany. After temporarily being buried overseas at Margraten American Cemetery in the Netherlands, his remains were repatriated and buried in the Baron Hirsch Cemetery, Staten Island. In May 1966, he was moved to Connecticut. His final resting place is Beth El Cemetery, where he was reinterred on June 15, 1966.
Erasmus Hall High School (Brooklyn, NY) Class of ‘36
Photo provided by family member Ben Woessner.
Photo provided by Ben Woessner.
Buried at Temple Beth El Memorial Park, 220 Richards Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Plot K50. Photos by webmaster.
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