MEMORIAL. DAY,

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Page, Eight

Robert Ra elson Pos

History

The Robert R ]son Post was
founded in pril
itt946. Principals
in its org
were George
Agree and
They were
desirous of hon
an ordinary GI
instead of an o
,sand
and for this
reason they picked
Rafelson
to name the post of
They meet on
ting Thurs-
days at JWV
s and in-
vite all una
to join.

MAY 30, l946

No. 431

Na lin. Louis

IIrmenliorg. IIiibrit

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1001,1111d. Phil

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Cot t ler. e

Robert Rafelson manned a machine gun for
of the 99th Infantry Division in Europe. Before
the engineers had the bridges ready for
ere great.
o knew Robert before he entered the
0
endly person who loved to take part
a
ap
eet eleven inches he was meticulous
fl
ng the service, Pfc. Rafelson was
exec
re j
erviso
nd rose to the position of district
stor
had
tograp
vas his favorite hobby, and afte
he wot
then set about doing his ow
velopin
He was
better-than-average at tenn'
olf and
cted Aug.
1943, he took with him a
-rounded
or and master's degree
both a ba
m the U
school of
iness administration.
t died in t
•nitial crossing of t
e age of 31.
the Euro

Dunn, A line

I num, Leticia

Fenton, Sant

Fingeroot, '

Finkelateit0i*Oy

Fischer, Al

FIneher,;*titti d

Flelsch

Fleishe

Gilbert,

Golden,

Chart

ing. His plan
o his career.
the in the
ed the Air
Heart. He

er on a B.

3, his plane
on a bomb-

age,

Charles
ployee at
Store in Det

nrhlin

Raehlin was sales

ay Ci
t t t'
gra \ fed
theraii,

for the National
g Company when

ro

w was
on Motor
ailed to the
d-
tr '

ho 1.
ittle P. k r

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tions zt • •

,

Cpl. Le
Hudson N

trend the

dinati

>.the fa

tfir th

He enlisted in

Uncle Sam and
doing his best th
He took part i
in Africa, Sicily
died in England on
1944.

'

In

ser
thr •
mi
cam
Ital
t emb

'SS

go

g business On his own

in the service for 17
d during that time he
ded three battle stars.
ampaign was in the Bat-
Belgian Bulge.

He \was 39 years

29 years of age.

Sp o ns o rs

Saul I. Stern,-

.
e,olesma
when.
d th
d-
r. e'a
a .
e eayetie 'Uni-
versity.
His chief hob-
by was a study
of birds and in- I"
sects, and he
often made an-
alyses of the
flights of these
species.
Saul spent 18 months in the
armed forces, entering when he
was just 18. He received the Pur-
ple Heart, Bronze Star and Pres-
idential Citation.
His ambition was to become a
teacher of history, and he spe
hours studying volumes of boo
on great events of the past.
himself, will go down in histo
a brave man who died f tr an
ideal, that of the Americ.; way
of life.

Saul I. Stern vat
the Baker Shoe

He was 20 years of

it Yi

itt
r. a lid Mt, . I.
lark
Mr. and Mt,. I.. M. Plum

NIT. . sod Mrs. Samuel
Mr. and MI s. Paul %n , herina ti .
y St.,
Arne, an Arm)

Nathan Flulion-lein Meat &

Proilt y 5114t.

Mnotimm I '01111.ally
at. I
I irt‘ e Wolin
:rasa,
.

N

for res
wounded bud
who was pinned under a barrage
of German fire. He also received
the Purple Heart.

During the Battle of St. Lo,
Paul went out on a patrol in en-
emy territory at Mouffat. France.
The Allied and German Armies ,
were locked in bitter action at
this spot and the outcome would
decide the trend of war for the
months to come. The Americans
won a costly victory, and Pau:
lost his life.
He was 24 years of age.

atory t o

g to Pales-
t i n e where he
hoped to make his home. He was

awarded the Purple Heart.
Mordacai was twenty months in
service. His last campaign was on
the Saarlauten Front with the
Fifth Division, Although on in-
active duty in England, he vol-
unteered for active duty because
lie believed that he must do his
share for his pcople and his coun-

try.
He was 19 years of age.

lie Must

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