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- 1944 AUG 3 PM 5 36
NH243 30 GOVT= WUX Washington DC 3 504P
MRS CATHERINE KUBARITZ=
RURAL FREE DELIVERY NUMBER THREE
THE SECRETARY OF WAR DESIRES ME TO EXPRESS HIS DEEP REGRET
THAT YOUR SON PRIVATE FIRST CLASS MICHAEL KUBARIZ WAS KILLED
IN ACTION ON ELEVEN JULY IN FRANCE LETTER FOLLOWS=
ULIO THE ADJUTANT GENERAL.
MILITARY: PFC, Ser 33088221, Co A, 115th Infantry, 29th Division
Awarded Purple Heart (posthumous)
note: burial by Francis J Connell and sons, 427 E 4th St
a note in the Kubaritz family records says Entered Service July1941,
Went to England Oct 1942, Buried in States 1948.
Some items from a shaving case with his effects:
Stamped star "coin": "PVT KUBARITY 115 INF 29 DIV."
Stamped star "coin": "PVT MIKE KUBARITZ CO A 115 INF."
Dogtags: "KUBARITZMICHAEL 33088221 T41 O CATHERINE KUBARITZ RD3 EASTON PA"
Religious medal: "Our Lady of Mount Carmel Pray for Us" "Sacred Heart of Jesus in You I Put My Trust"
Unit Crest (x3) 115th Infantry
American Campaign Ribbon (x2)
Expert Infantry Badge
Enlisted U.S. pin with "115" underneath
Officer's U.S. pin
Gold Ring - monogramed "AK". mark "N.S."
Gold Ring - mark "0B." " 3 crowns" "T"
Gold Ring - mark "S" in a diamond, "...SME.." ?
Gold Ring - mark "M", 3 stars, anchor on its side
(rings look more copper than gold)
information on Co A, 1st Bn, 115th Infantry at the time of D-Day invasion, Jun 1944
Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Richard C. Blatt
Executive Officer: Major James S. Morris
CompanyA: Capt. John M. Ryan
Battalion Surgeon: Capt. Elmer Norval Carter
Inducted Jul 1941
Unit at Ft Meade, Feb 1942
Trained in Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, ending up at Fort Blanding, Florida, Apr-Sep 42
Sailed for England on Queen Elizabeth 5 Oct 1942
At Tidworth Barracks, in southern England for training
At Devon-Cornwall peninsula for training on landing assult, May 1943
Assaulted Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
Awards:
Purple Heart, American Campaign, ETO (Normandy star and Normandy arrowhead devices)
http://www.americal.org/awards/cib.htm (CIB badge and Bronze Star?)
pictures marked 1941 show Michael outside barracks marked "25th Trn Bn, Co A" (training?)
in "Great Britain 1944"
The following medal and certificate were presented to Vicky Conrad and Nicholas
Conrad,(with Tim Conrad, their father present) for their great uncle.
See also, Morning Call, Jul 24, 2001, B.2
Abstract:
The Medal of the Jubilee of Liberty was first awarded in 1994 during the 50th
anniversary observance of the D-Day landings in Normandy. At that time, the
governor of Normandy authorized the medal be given to any veteran who was
not able to attend the anniversary observances in France.
Monday's recipients were Harold M.Hartzell, [Philip J. LeShay],
Stanley T. Mohr, [Jerome Y. Neff] and ...
WWII enlistments
enlisted 23 Jul 1941, Ft George G Meade, MD
grammar school
height 70, weight 200
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