World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Reubin H. Weitzman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
Family
VOLUNTARILY LEFT COLLEGE TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED IN THE 104TH INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY D, 329TH MEDICAL BATTALION AS A MEDIC. LANDED IN FRANCE IN JULY 1944 AND FOUGHT IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY. SPENT 96 STRAIGHT DAYS ON THE FRONT LINES AND LIBERATED THE NORDHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH THREE CLUSTERS, THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SERVED FOR 3 YEARS AND 8 DAYS, 11/13/42 TO 11/20/45.