Francis Hirshout

Last Name: Hirshout
First Name: Francis
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Branch of Armed Services: United States Army
Armed Services Serial Number: 12100406
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Camp Fannin, TX; St. Bonaveture, College, Olean, NY: Camp Carson, CO

Unit(s): 1st Plt., Co. D , 66th Bn., 14th Infantry Reg.; Co. H. 413th Infantry, 104th Div.

Rank(s): Pfc.

Theater(s) of Operation: Europe

Locations: France; Germany

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Of Interest: 11/25/44 - Description of Thanksgiving dinner, "the savor of the turkey made up for the noise of enemy artillery"; 12/6/44 Complaints about the arms shortage and frustrating with strikes at home; 1/10/45 - Letter contains a copy of correspondence between Major General Terry Allen and Major General J. Lawton Collins singing the praises of the 104th Division (the Timberwolves); 3/3/1945 - Running into Dave Cohen in a small town in France; 3/10/45 - Talks about the 4th Divisions run from the Roer to the Rhine

Delaware Connection(s): Dave Cohen; Eddie Golin; Dave Cohen; Herb Rubenstein; Gil Spiegel; Len Allen

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First Letter to Mollye: 08/15/1943
Last Letter to Mollye: 05/13/1945
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 41
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