Company F
2nd Battalion
8th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
Irwin died in Prun, Germany fighting the Nazis. In his short life as a soldier he was awarded the following metals:
3 Purple Hearts
1 Bronz Star
1 European,African,Middle Eastern Campaign metal with 3 battle stars
1 Expert Rifleman
1 World War II
His remains were first buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium and then, after the war, brought back home to New York.
2nd Battalion
8th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
Irwin died in Prun, Germany fighting the Nazis. In his short life as a soldier he was awarded the following metals:
3 Purple Hearts
1 Bronz Star
1 European,African,Middle Eastern Campaign metal with 3 battle stars
1 Expert Rifleman
1 World War II
His remains were first buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium and then, after the war, brought back home to New York.
Company F
2nd Battalion
8th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
Irwin died in Prun, Germany fighting the Nazis. In his short life as a soldier he was awarded the following metals:
3 Purple Hearts
1 Bronz Star
1 European,African,Middle Eastern Campaign metal with 3 battle stars
1 Expert Rifleman
1 World War II
His remains were first buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium and then, after the war, brought back home to New York.
2nd Battalion
8th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
Irwin died in Prun, Germany fighting the Nazis. In his short life as a soldier he was awarded the following metals:
3 Purple Hearts
1 Bronz Star
1 European,African,Middle Eastern Campaign metal with 3 battle stars
1 Expert Rifleman
1 World War II
His remains were first buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium and then, after the war, brought back home to New York.
Inscription
Plot monument: Dedicated by the First Solotwiner Sick and Benevolent Society, Inc., May 1949 - To the everlasting memory of its members' sons who sacrificed their lives on the altar of democracy in World War 2 - Irwin Cohen, Max Hartenstein, Louis Kestenbaum, Sidney Tane - And to our beloved martyred kinsmen of Solotwina and its neighboring communities who were cruelly done to death by the wicked foe. We rise up to salute their heroic constancy and unwavering faith. May their souls rest in eternal peace.
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