Friday, December 1, 1944

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Sixteen

Eugene Friedman Davidson Twins, Both Seamen 2-c,
Aim to Complete Record-
Killed in Action Hold Reunion with Their Parents
Of Men, Women in Service

First Lt. Eugene Friedman, 23,
was killed in action on the Isl-
and of Leyte on Oct, 20. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius
- - "%3Friedman of
`Ilene Ave.
A --graduate of
Cooley High
School, he at
:tended the Uni-
versity of Mich-
igan several
years and was
employed at the
Artcrest Manu-
facturing Co.
' in
Lt. Friedman Chicago before
enlisting in June of 1942. After
completing his basic training, he
was sent to the officers training
school at Ft. Sill, Okla., 'where
he was commissioned in January
of 1943. He was shipped over-,
seas in March, 1943 and was in
the Pacific area since then.
A brother, EM 3/c Donald,
is serving with the navy in the
T/5 Cpl. Ernest R. Ba- Pacific.

Samuel Rubber, chairman of the Detroit Army and
Navy Committee of the Jewish Welfare. Board, and Myron
Keys, chairman of the JWB War Records Committee, this
week renewed the call to Detroit Jews to assist in complet-
ing the available records of Detroit - Jews in the armed forces.
The Jewish News last week published the list of avail-
able names in the letter A.
In this issue we are publishing the B list.
Relatives and friends of those whose 'records -are incom--
plete are asked to apply to the Jewish Welfare Board, Wood-
ward and Rolbrook, MA. 8400, for available blanks' to provide
the desired information.
Relatives and friends of servicemen are especially
urged to inform the Army and Navy Committee of
changes in rank of the listed men and women. - Wherever
and whenever possible, it is urged that the committee be
supplied with additional information regarding those list-
ed in the record.
Those knowing of missing names in these lists are ask-
- ed to submit them to the War Records Committee.
The following is the B list of names now on record:
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CASUALTIES
(Killed, Wounded, and
Prisoners)
(Records Complete)
Pvt. Louis Joseph Bale
APvt. Lewis Clarenceu
Baltuck
A.R.2/C Edward Bren-
nan Barron
Pvt. John J. Barsdorf
Pfc. Lawrence L. Ben-
enson
.
S/Sgt. Leon Berger
. Pfc. Sanford Jack Blau
1st. Lt. Norman Harry
Blum
,
Cpl. Jack Blumlo
Pvt. Paul Boim
- 2nd Lt. Robert ,Leslie
Brasch
2nd Lt. Arthur • E. Broat
Pvt. Nathan Brodsky
Pvt. Albert Brown
Pvt. Benjamin Buten
' Sgt. Sol Buttner
(Records Incomplete)
M/Sgt. Peter Bader •
Pvt. Nathaniel Baker
Pfc. Jack Barnes
Pvt. Jack Becker
Sgt, Louis L. Berendt
Pvt. Jack L. Berman
Pfc. Leonard H. Ber-
nath
Capt. Harry H. Block
AWARDS -
(Records Incomplete)
Pfc. Jack Barnes
1st Lt. Herman Becker
Pvt. ,Jack Becker
Capt. Allan D. Behrendt
Capt. Harry H. Block
1st Lt. Roy .Bright
Capt. Irving R. Burton
AWARDS
(Records Complete),
Maj. Frederick Sydney
Babbin
Pvt. Joseph Louis Bale
Pvt. John J. Barsdorf
1st Lt. Maxwell G.
Berger
Cpl./T Max Bernstein
1st Lt. Harry H. Blau
1st Lt. .Norman Harry
Blum
Pvt. Paul Boim
2nd Lt. Robert Leslie
Brasch
2nd Lt. Arthur E. Broat
Capt. Nathan Brooks
Pvt. Albert Brown

COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS
(Records Complete)
Maj. Frederick Sydney
Babbin
Lt. Col. Benjamin Henry
.0 Bader
1st Lt. Martin Bader
Lt. (J.G.) Irving Harold
'Baker
Capt. Harry Balberor
2nd Lt. Harry Baltuck
Lt. (J.G.) Henry Barak
Capt. Lewis R. Barak
Capt. Benjamin Baren-
holtz
Lt. (J.G.) Alvin L. Bar-
nett.
Capt. Louis L. Barnett
Lt: (S.G.) Jules S. Barr
Lt. (J.G.) Morton H.
Barris
0. 2nd Lt. Milton Bates
Capt. Moe Baumer
Ensign Carl Bayer
Capt. Oscar Bean
1st Lt. Gerald M. Beck
Capt. Abraham Becker
Capt. Morris Beckwitt
Capt. Irving Begelman
Capt. Max Richard
Beitman
(J.G.) .Jerold J.
Lt.
Benavie
'
2nd Lt. - Reynold Ben-
. nett
Capt. Alvin Sanford
Bennett
: 2nd Lt. Robert S. Ben-
son
• Capt. Louis Beresh
. r-
1st Lt. Maxwell G. Be
• ger
Major •Arthur J. Berk
. 1st Lt. Philip Berke
2nd Lt. Charles E. Ber-
. man
2nd . Lt. David Arnold
Berman
2nd • Lt. Erwin L. Ber-
man
Lt. (J.G.) Mandel Ber-
-man,
Lt. Corn. Sidney Louis
• •
Berman
2nd Lt. Joseph H. Berns
Capt. Eli .N. Bernstein
Capt. Nathaniel.E.
Bernstein
Capt. Ralph Bernstein
Capt. Samuel S. Bern-
stein
, 1st Lt. Gerson Irving
Berris
Capt. Henry H. Berris
Lt. (J.G.) Irving E.
. Berris '
Lt. (J.G.) Burton Biel-
field
1st Lt. Charles E. . Bin-
kow
-
Capt. Leonard Birndorf

.

1st Lt. Bernard Black
1st Lt. Albert D. Blat-
nikoff
1st Lt. Hary H. Blau
Lt. Col. Samuel Jacob
Blocher
2nd Lt. Lawrence J.
•
Block
Lt. (J.G.) Herman J.
Bloom
2nd Lt., Jerome Philip
Bloom
1st Lt. Max K. Bloom
Ensign Mitchell Bloom
2nd Lt. Phillip S.
Bloom
2nd Lt. Robert Malcolm
Bloom
Pilot Officer Max I.
Blugrind
2nd Lt. Herthan B.
Blum
1st Lt. Norman Harry
Blum
Capt. Herbert G. Blum-
berg
Capt. Gerald I. Blu-
menthal
1st Lt: Louis Harold
Blustein
1st Lt. Allen Bobroff _
2nd Lt. Harold A. Boi-
gom
Capt. Abraham M.
Bookstein
2nd Lt. Jack M. Book-
stein
1st Lt. Herman Boren-
stein
Lt. (J.G.) Maurice
Charles Bonn
1st Lt. William B.
Bornstein
Capt. Isadore Botvinick
1st Lt. Morris L. Bot-
win
2nd Lt. Riphard S.
Bralver
2nd Lt. Robert Leslie
Brasch
Capt. Lionel 'Braun
Ensign Sidney Brawer
Lt. (J.G.) George Ken-
neth Brenen
1st Lt. Jack Bernard
Brenner
Lt.
(J.G.)
Frederick
Breyer
2nd Lt. Norman Breyer
2nd Lt. Alex Bricker
2nd Lt. Arthur E. Broat
Lt. (J.G.) Lee Brody
Major Paul D. Brom-
berg
Capt. Louis J. Bron-
stein
Capt. Nathan Brooks,
Lt. (J.G.) Bernard
Berfke Brown
2nd Lt. Bernard M.
Brown
1st Lt. Hirsh Abe
Brown
2nd Lt. Ernest Buchs-
baum
1st Lt. Herbert H. Bur-
dick
Capt. Perry P. Burn-
stine
Capt. Marston Harold
Busch
Major Martin L. Butzel
Incomplete Information
Lt. Bernard Barack
Lt. Morris Barak
1st Lt. Morton A. Bau-
man
Capt. David Beal
1st Lt. Herman Becker
Lt. Julian Becker -
Capt. Allan D. Behr-
endt
Lt. J. S. Beigler
Lt. Kenneth • Belensky
Capt. Milton Beller
1st Lt. David A. Benson
Capt. Thedore I. Berg-
man
Lt. (J.G.) Louis Berman
1st Lt. Phillip Bern-
stein
1st' Lt. William- B. Bern-
stein
Capt. Albert W: Bester-
• man
2nd Lt. - Arthur A. Birn-
krant
Ensign, Gerald L. BlacIE
Capt. Harry H. Block
Lt H. H. Block*
Lt. (S.G.) Louis Block
Major Alfred A. Blom-
'
berg
2nd Lt. Richard S. Bra-
werman
1st Lt. Roy Bright
Jerry Broad
'Capt. Edward Brown
2nd Lt. Irwin G. Brown.
Capt. Harold W. Buch-
ner
Lt. E. S. Budnick
.
2nd Lt. Max Bunin
2nd Lt. Maxwell M.
Burman
Capt. Irving R. Burton

Enlisted Men - Women
Complete' Information
Pvt. Sam W. Babcock
Sgt. Samuel Babcock
Pfc. Larry A. Bader
Pvt. David S. • Baker

ker
Pfc. Herbert Elmer Ba-
ker
T/5 ,Cpl. Morton Lee
• Baker
Pvt. Jacque Bakerman
Pvt. Joseph Louis Bale
Pvt. Samuel Bale
Pvt. Theodore M. Bale
Cpl. Henry Batter
Pvt. Lewis C. Baltuck
Pvt. Kalman Bandalene
Pvt.• Clifford Banilower
Sgt. Harry I. Bank
Pvt. Donald Barack
Cpl. Moe Barak
A/C Robert S. Barasch,
Pfc. Nathan Barbas
Cpl. Sidney L. Barbas
Pfc. Edward Bard
*Pvt. Anne .Barenholtz
Pfc. Joseph Barenholtz
A/C ,Seymour Baren-
holtz
Pvt. Irving Maurice
Barit
Pfc. Harold Barman
Pvt. Harry Barnett
Pvt. Harvey S. 13grnett
Pvt. Samuel Taft Bar-
nett
Pfc. Harold' William
Baron
Cpl. Sidney Solomon
Baron
Pfc. Sylvan Eugene Ba-
ron
Pvt. William Baron
Pvt. William Martin
Barron
Pvt. John J. Barsdorf
S/Sgt. Gerald John
Barsky
Pvt. Alan Stanley Bar-
tel
Pfc. Alex Siskind Bar-
uch
Pvt. •Bennie Baskin
Pvt. Irving Baskin
Pfc. Seymour E. Bass
S/Sgt. Nathan Bassin
Pvt. Linton Bauling
Pvt. Martin J. Baum-
garten
Pvt. Nathaniel D.
Baumha ft
Pvt. Samuel Baxter
Pvt. Harry Bean
Cpl. Robert S. Bean
Pvt. Sherman Isaac
Becher
Pvt. Arthur C. Becker
Pfc. Bernard Becker
Pvt. Lawrence R. Beck,.
er
gt. Joseph Beckerman
Sgt. Sherman M. Beck-
erman
Pvt. Max Bednarsh
Sgt. Sidney Dennis
Beerhohm
T/4- Sgt. Arthur David
Behrendt
T/Sgt. Lawrence Beigler
Pfc. Albert Abrahain
Beisser
*Pvt. Rose Beitman
T/5 Cpl. Irwin Belinsky
Pfc. Jack Eugene Bel-
kin
Pvt. Jack Belkin
Cpl. Henry Benach
T/Sgt. Sam Benchman
Pfc. Lawrence L. Ben-
enson
Sgt. Nathaniel Benko-
witz ,
S/Sgt. Ben Benjamin
Cpl. Charles Alden Ben-
jamin
A/C Morley G. Benja-
min
Cpl. Sidney Benjamin
Pvt. Nathaniel Benko-
- witz
Pfc. Arnold Bennett
Pvt. Curtis Henry Ben-
son
Pfc. Herbert Sorrell
Benson
Pfc. Robert Alan Ben-
yas . •
Pfc. Sol Berenbaum
Pvt. IrVing Berenbon
A/C florris •Beresh
A/C Irving Berg •
/
Cpl. Leon Berg
Pfc. -Joe Berger
Pvt. Julius Berger
S/Sgt. Leon Berger
Pfc. Arnold Bergman
S/Sgt. Mark Berke
Pvt. - Jerome Berkovitz
Pfc. Ben Berkowitz .
Pvt. David Berkowitz
Pfc. Hyman Berkowitz
Pvt. Jack (Jacob) Ber-
kowitz
Pvt. Joel Berkowitz
S/Sgt. Meyr Berkowitz
S/Sgt: Leo E. ,'Berlin
, Pvt. Philip Selig Ber-
linsky
,T/Cpl. Henry Berlow
Cpl. Aaron J. Berman
S/Sgt. David Berman
Pvt. Gordon Berman
Pvt. Jake Berman
Cpl. Lawrence J. Ber-
man
Cpl. Leon Berman
Pvt. Louis Berman
Pfc. Robert Berman
Pvt. Seymour Berman
Pvt. Alfred Bernstein
Pvt. Charles Bernstein

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Africa Campaign
Vet, Pfc. Rubin
Wounded at Leyte

A veteran of the' African cam-
paign who was transferred to
the South Pacific, Pfc. Max
Rubin, 22, was wounded during
the early days of Gen. Mac-
Arthur's invasion of the central
Philippines, it was learned here
this week.
Pfc. Rubin was wounded on
Leyte on Oct. 20, his mother,
Mrs. Ida Rubin
of 1601 Blaine,
was informed by
the war depart-
ment. He was
hit in the face,
back and arms,
by shra*pnel.
He was a stu-
dent at Detroit
Institute of Tech-
Pfc. Ribin nology where he
studied pre-law before he en-
tered the service in January,
1943. He saw action in Africa
from May until August 1943.
Upon his return he went to
Camp Shelby, Miss., where he
applied for ASTP training and
was sent to Kalamazoo College,
Kalamazoo, Mich. He completed
his basic training in engineering
at the time the specialized train-
ing program was abolished.
Sent to an infantry unit, Pfc.
Rubin saw service in the South
Pacific for four months until he
was wounded.

Pvt. Harry Bernstein
Pvt. Isadore Bernstein
S/Sgt. MarVin Bernstein
T/Cpl. Max Bernstein
Sgt. Sam J. Bernstein
A/S 'Sol Bernstein
A/C Harold Berry
Cpl. Louis Berson
Pfc. Julius Berzin
Sgt. Bernard Besman
Cpl. Louis Bessner
Pvt. Louis Bessner
Pvt. Morris Better
Pfc. Joseph Harold Bia-
lick
Cpl. Lou Bialick
Seaman 2/C David
Wolfe Biederman
Cpl. Edward Biegel
Pvt. Milton Jerome
Bielfield
Pfc. Jack Ble_man
Pfc. Myer Bienner
Pvt. Sam Seymour
Bienner
Pfc. Oscar Bigman
Pvt. Herman Binder
Pvt. Isadore Binder
Pfc. Oscar Bine
Pvt. Sidney W. Birn-
berg
Pfc. Fred Birndorf
T/Sgt. Cecil Birnkrant
Pvt. Harry Bistritzky•
Cpl. Tinovi Bistritzky
Pvt. Seymour Bistrow
T/Sgt. Edward E. Black
Pvt. Max Martin Blanck
'Sgt. Basil Isaac Blatni-
koff
Sgt. Hary J. Blatt
A/C Andrew A. Blau
Pfc. Sanford Jack Blau
Seaman 2/C Charles
Blauer
Pfc. Jack Blauer
Pvt. Joseph Blauer
Pvt. Milton Blavin
Pvt. Frank • Paul Blazof-
sky:
Seaman Hy Blinder
P. O. 3/C Irving Blitz
Pvt. Myer George Block
Pvt. Monte Block
Sgt. William Block
Pvt. Burt Bloom
Pvt. Gerald Bloom
Pfc. Henry S. Bloom
Pvt. Ida Bloom
Pvt. Murray Bloom
-T/Cpl. Saul H. Bloom
Sgt. Sidney David
Bloom -
Pvt. Stanley Bloomfield
Sgt. • Maxon James
Bloomgarden
Pfc. Edward J. Blum
Pvt. Edgar Harry Blum
Pvt. Leonard Blum
Plc. Rubin Blum

—Photographic War Service—Arthur J. Hass

The 18-year-old twin sons of is stationed' with the Naval Air
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Davidson Corps. He is a graduate of Cen-
of 2469 Atkinson Ave., Kenneth tral High. He has been i n sere
Jerome and Leslie David—both vice since June.
Second Class Seamen, were home David Leslie is a graduate of
last week for a three-day lea/e Roosevelt- Military Academy. He
after the latter had completed has been in service since Septem-
his basic training at the Great ber.
Both are graduates of the Sha-
Lakes ' Naval Training Station.
Kenneth Jerome Davidson was arey Zedek religious school and.
home from the Naval Air Sta- had studied in the United Heb-
tion at Sanford, Me., where he rew Schools.

Pvt. Howard Levitt
Wounded in Reich

,

was

Pvt. Howard Levitt, 20,
wounded on Nov. 2, in Germany
after having fought in France,
Belgium, Luxemburg and Hol-
land, his parents learned recent-

S 1-c

Ben Kasle

Home After
• 12
Months in Pacific

The only son .
of Mr. and Mrs.
Abe Levitt, 13815
•La ,Salle Blvd:,
and a Central
High graduate,
Pvt. Levitt was
inducted on Ap-
ril 7,- 1943. First
sent to Ft. K
nox,•
Ky., he later
Pvt. Levitt - was stationed at
Indian Gap, Pa., and from there
was shipped to England in Janu-
ary of 1944. •
He is with a medical unit
somewhere • in Germany.

Additional Servicemen's News
on Page 14

•

T/Sgt. J e r o m e Louis
Blumberg
Pvt. Louis Littman
Blumberg
Pvt. Robert Blumberg
Pvi. Jerome Blumenfeld
Cpl. Henry David. Blu-
menfield
Pvt. Elaine R. Blumen-
that
Cpl. Jack B lumlo-
Seaman 2/C Donald M.
Blustein
Sgt. Kenneth Board
P/O Harold Bobroff
Cpl. Edward Bogom
Pvt. Max Bogom
Pvt. Daniel M. Bogorad
,Seaman 2/C Irving Bo-
gored
Cpl. Harold Bogrow
A/C Morris Bogpow
Pvt. Paul Boim
Pvt. Sol Boocker
Pvt. Herman Boodman
. Pfc. Leo Book
Pfc. Leo Book
Pfc. Martin Bookman
EM 2/C Harold Book-
stein
A/C Bernard Borenstein
Cpl. Leonard Bonn
Sgt. Morris Bonn
Seaman
3/C Ralph. - R.
.
Bonn
.
Sgt. Morris Borison '
T/Cpl. Edward Borkin
T/Cjl. William 'Aaron
BOrkin
Pfc. Benjamin Born-

'

Pvt, Philip Harry Born-
-
•
stein
Ph.M 2/C Ned H. Bort-
man
Yeoman 1/C Arnold Da-
vid Brainin
Sgt. Sidney L. Brand
T/Cpl. Solgmon Brand
Pvt. Louis Brant
Pvt. Irving Brandt
A.E.M. 2/C Herbert Sol
Brandwin
Pvt. Samuel Bratt
Pvt. Alvin G. Braun-
stein
T/Sgt. Harold Braver-
man
Sgt. Seymour S. Bra-
verman
S/Sgt. Daniel Brechner
Pvt. Harold Perry Breg-
man
A/S Meyer Brennan
Cpl. Albert Max Bren-
ner
Pvt. Edward Laurence
Brenner
Pfc. Myer Brenner
'yt. Seymour Br_enner

S 1/C BEN KASLE
- Seaman First Class Ben Kasle,
home for the first time in 15
months since he entered active
service, is getting a well-earned
rest after 12' months of participa-
tion in important Pacific battles,
as indicated- by his three cam-
paign stars and the Presidential
Citation given the crew on his
ship for bravery in action.
The three stars are for partici-
pation in the •battles of the Car-
olinas, • Mariannas and the Philip-
pines,
S 1/C Kasle, 22, is spending his
month's, leave with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Kasle, at
their temporary residence at
3311 Chicago Blvd.
A graduate of Central High,
Sl/C Kasle studied at Hillsdale
College and the University of
Illinois. He is a graduate of the
Shaarey Zedek religious school
and also studied i n the United
Hebrew Schools. •
of
Rabbi Leonard Kasle
Charleston, S. C., and Robert
thal
S/Sgt. Leon Brooken- Kasle, a student at Cornell• Uni-
- thal
versity, were home last week-
Sgt. Edith Brooks
Pfu. Aubrey S.. Broudy
end - for a reunion with their
Sgt. Clarence Broudy
S/Sgt. Charles A. brother.

Fireman 1/C Joseph
; Breshgold
Pvt. William Breshgold
Pvt. Jay Shepard Bres-
ler
Pvt. Joseph Bresler
Pvt. Marvin M. Bresoff
Pvt. Richard Herman
Breuer
Cpl. Alfred David
Bricker
Sgt. Gerald Bright
Sgt.. George Alexander
Bright
Cpl. Leonard Brightman
Sgt.' Ben Briskin
Fireman 1/C Joe Philip
Brod •
Pvt. George Broder
A/C Harry Broder
Pfc. Herman Broder
T/Sgt. Norman A. Bro-.
der
Cpl. Paul Peter. Broder
S/Sgt. Saul Jack Bro-
dier
Pvt. Nathan Brodsky
Cadet Bernard William
Brody
-
Cpl. Robert Brody
Pvt. Boris Bronson
Pvt. Barney Herman
- Bronstein
Ph.M. 3/C Philip Bron-
stein
Sgt. Arthur Samuel
Bronston
Pfc. William Louis
Bronstein
'Pvt. Alfred • Brooken-

Broudy ' '

ie. Ernest H. Broudy
pl. Harry Browarny
p Pfc.
Herbert. Brower

•
Organizations Serve USO

The following organizations
Pvt. Albert Brown
T/Cpl: Albert Brown
sponsored the Jewish Welfare
Cpl. Ben Brown.
Board and USO activities during
A/C Carolyn Brown
Sgt. David Abraham the past week, by serving the
BroWn
Sunday morning breakfast, pro-
Pvt. George Brown
Pvt. Carl Burstein
viding refreshments at Romulus
Sgt. T/3 Sidney Jacob
Air Base, serving at Downtown
Burstein
Pfc. Herman Michael USO and at Belcrest Wednesday
Burton
night party:
Cpl. Martin Burton
Pvt. Benjamin Buten
Laundry Aid Society, Herzl
T/Sgt. Nathan Butrimo-
Lodge and Auxiliary of Bnai
vitz
Sgt. Sol Buttner
Brith, Senior B _ icur Cholem and
Pvt. Henry M. Butzel
Jericho Rebecca Lodge 490.
Jr,