World War II Honoree

Louis Bergstein

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Albany, New York

Honored By

VFW Post 550, East Hampton, NY

HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AT THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO ENGLAND BY SHIP WHEN IT WAS SUNK BY THE GERMANS. HE MEMORIALIZED AT THE CAMBRIDGE AMERICAN CEMETERY, AND HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART.