Soldiers from New York: Jewish Soldiers in the Long Island Star Journal – I: Jacques W. Bloch

Though my blog posts have thus far covered Jewish soldiers who served in “The Great War” (World War One), this post covers a soldier in another war:  Sergeant (T/4) Jacques W. Bloch, who served in the United States Army during the Second World War.

His picture is presented below:

This image of Sgt. Bloch (serial number 32805985) was published in the Long Island Star Journal on April 11, 1945.

The article accompanying the image appears below:

Born in Germany in 1921, he was the son of Maurice Bloch, and resided at 37-53 62nd St., Woodside, Queens, New York.  Sgt. Bloch served in the 422nd Infantry Regiment of the 106th (“Golden Lion”) Infantry Division, and was captured in the Ardennes during what is popularly known as “The Battle of the Bulge”, on December 16, 1944. 

He was interned at Stalag 11B (Fallingbostel). 

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The names of other Jewish POWs interned at Fallingbostel – derived from a variety of sources – are presented below, with information in the entries appearing in the following format:

Name, rank, and serial number;
Military organization to which the soldier was assigned when he was captured;
Date captured;
Name and residential address of next of kin, and, date and place of birth;
Date when the soldier’s name appeared in casualty lists published in local or regional newspapers;
Did the soldier’s name appear in the 1947 publication American Jews in World War Two (“AJWW2”)?  If so? – The abbreviation “AJWW2” appears, followed by a number representing the page where the soldier’s name is listed.  If not? – The abbreviation “NL” (meaning “not listed”) appears instead.

Artin, Philip                        Pvt.                       42138150
45th Infantry Division, 157th Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
Mrs. Rose Artin (?), 2114 Mapes Ave., Bronx, N.Y.; N.Y.; 2/16/19
AJWW2 – NL

Barlas, Benjamin                              Pvt.                       42138568
45th Infantry Division, 157th Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
1817 Tenth Ave., Bronx, N.Y.
4/20/45
AJWW2 – NL

Bayarsky, Joseph                            S/Sgt.                   32248209; PH
28th Infantry Division, 110th Infantry Regiment
12/20/44
Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Rebecca (Krepp) Bayarsky (parents), 654 Hinsdale St., Brooklyn, N.Y.; N.Y.; 10/30/10
3/29/45, 5/31/45
AJWW2 – 271

Benjamin, Stanley                           PFC                       15308294
3/26/45
Mr. and Mrs. Aron and _____ (Peters) Benjamin (parents), 418 13th St. SE, Canton, Oh.; Oh., Canton; 8/5/24
AJWW2 – NL

Bernstein, Paul                 Pvt.                       42063032; PH
106th Infantry Division, 423rd Infantry Regiment
12/21/44
Mrs. Rebecca B. Bernstein, 236 Milford St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
4/14/45, 5/19/45
AJWW2 – 276

Cohn, Albert D.                                Pvt.                       13126322
94th Infantry Division, 301st Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and _____ (Shander) Cohn (parents), 5443 Wyndale Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.; Pa.; 12/14/22
AJWW2 – NL

Deitch, Daniel J.                               Pvt.                       12110534
79th Infantry Division, 314th Infantry Regiment
1/20/45
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Deitch and Sophie (Hoffman) Cohen (parents), 1487 College Ave., New York, N.Y.; N.Y., New York; 3/26/22
5/2/45, 6/20/45
AJWW2 – 296

Fineblum, Solomon S.                    PFC                       33731236
94th Infantry Division, 301st Infantry Regiment (Scout)
1/21/45
Mr. and Mrs. Morris and _____ (Rochlin) Fineblum (parents), 2501 Manhattan Ave., Baltimore, Md.; Pvt. Jerome Fineblum (brother); Md.
4/21/25
BJT 5/4/45
AJWW2 – NL

Gang, Sol                           Pvt.                       32544465
79th Infantry Division, 314th Infantry Regiment
1/20/45
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander and Ann Gang (parents); Sister at 44 Bowery, New York, N.Y.; N.Y.; 6/12/18
4/20/45
AJWW2 – NL

Goldman, Harold                            PFC                       32809834
99th Infantry Division, 394th Infantry Regiment
12/18/44
Mr. Maurice Goldman (father), c/o Mrs. Marian Schare, 975 Walton Ave., Bronx, N.Y.
4/12/45, 4/26/45, 5/17/45
AJWW2 – NL

Goldsmith, Wilburt D.                    Sgt.                       12087440; PH, 2 OLC
9th Infantry Division, 39th Infantry Regiment
12/22/44 (wounded previously on ~ 2/17/43 and ~ 6/26/44)
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron and Sadie (Sanders) Goldsmith (parents), c/o Donnelly, 95 Brandt Place, Bronx, N.Y.; 12/7/21
6/5/43, 8/26/44, 4/21/45, 4/24/45, 6/1/45
AJWW2 – 327

Goodkin, Jerome                            PFC                       19119583
84th Infantry Division, 333rd Infantry Regiment
11/22/44
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and _____ (Dan) Goodkin (parents), 211 S. (Hammond?) Drive, Beverly Hills, Ca.; Il.; 2/6/22
AJWW2 – NL

Hinden, Philip                    PFC                       32022244; PH
2nd Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment
12/17/44 (wounded previously; see ~ 9/8/44)
(wife), 622 Stone Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. (or) 498 Stone Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
11/8/44, 5/14/45
AJWW2 – 345

Hirsch, David H.                Pvt.                       39049852
84th Infantry Division, 333rd Infantry Regiment
11/25/44
Mrs. Kathryn Hirsch (wife), 876 North Orange Grove, Pasadena, Ca.
6/18/45
AJWW2 – NL

Kaplan, Milton                  PFC                       32598178
94th Infantry Division, 301st Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
Mrs. Sarah Kaplan (mother), 126 Ridgewood, Newark, N.J.; 507 Belmont Ave., Newark, N.J.; N.J.; 9/8/20
6/25/45
AJWW2 – NL

Kraus, Jerome S.                              Pvt.                       36536695
84th Infantry Division, 334th Infantry Regiment
11/19/44
Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Hanna Kraus (parents), 9307 Broad St., Detroit, Mi.; Mi., Detroit; 5/22/21
6/13/45
AJWW2 – NL

Lempert, Moe                   PFC                       32969933; PH
35th Infantry Division, 320th Infantry Regiment
9/28/44
Mr. Joseph W. Lempert (father), 1700 Crotona Park East, New York, N.Y. (or) Apt. 5-1, 1055 Jerome Ave., Bronx, N.Y.; N.Y.; 12/13/24
12/28/44, 3/20/45, 5/14/45
AJWW2 – 375

Mandel, Sidney D.                           Cpl.                       12147427
1/6/45
Mr. Benjamin Mandel (father), 342 2nd Ave., Jersey City, N.J.; N.J., Jersey City; 9/18/23
6/19/45
AJWW2 – NL

Narodick, Norman                          PFC                       36958612; PH
106th Infantry Division, 423rd Infantry Regiment
12/21/44
Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Rebecca (Levine) Narodick (parents), 1504 South Kildare St., Chicago, Il.; Pvt. Gilbert Narodick (brother); Il., Chicago; 1/13/23
5/24/45
AJWW2 – 111

Novick, Alvin                     PFC                       42037918; PH
94th Infantry Division, 301st Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
Mr. and Mrs. Irving (“Isadore”?) and Lena (Janowitz) Novick (parents); Miss Rosalind Novick (sister), 145-11 33rd Ave., Flushing, N.Y.; 6/27/25
5/23/45, Long Island Star Journal 5/22/45
AJWW2 – 400
(Studying physics at Columbia University)

Resnick, Alleck A.                            PFC                       13156499; BSM, 1 OLC, PH
84th Infantry Division, 333rd Infantry Regiment
11/25/44
Mr. and Mrs. Max and Ida (Bass) Resnick (parents), 3714 Belle Ave., Baltimore, Md.; R.I., Providence; 10/28/22
AJWW2 – 143

Roossin, Arnold                               Pvt.                       32802179; PH
101st Airborne Division, 907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
9/19/44
Mrs. Sylvia Roossin (mother), 2201 Caton Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
4/3/45, 6/25/45
AJWW2 – 415

Rothenberg, Irving                         T/5                        20301306; PH
8th Infantry Division, 28th Infantry Regiment
12/22/44
Mr. Max Rothenberg (father), 858 Fox St., New York, N.Y.
4/26/45, 6/12/45
AJWW2 – 421

Rubin, Jack                        PFC                       34543743
84th Infantry Division, 334th Infantry Regiment
11/21/44
Mr. Isadore Rubin (father), 215 23rd St., Miami Beach, Fl.
6/10/45
AJWW2 – NL

Rubin, Morris R.                              Pvt.                       42060778; PH
106th Infantry Division, 423rd Infantry Regiment
12/21/44
Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Mollie (Fahn) Rubin (parents), 2918 West 24th St., Brooklyn, N.Y.; N.Y., Brooklyn; 10/2/25
4/5/45, 5/25/45
AJWW2 – 423

Satz, Leo                            S/Sgt.                   32787957; PH
1st Infantry Division, 18th Infantry Regiment
12/17/44
Mrs. Edythe Satz (wife), 1325 Nelson Ave., Bronx, N.Y.
4/12/45, 6/20/45
AJWW2 – 427

Schreier, Nathan                             PFC                       32867570
84th Infantry Division, 334th Infantry Regiment
11/9/44
Mr. Charles Schreier (father), 23 East 3rd St., Mount Vernon, N.Y.
4/17/45, 6/11/45
AJWW2 – NL

Shapiro, Seymour                           Pvt.                       32649328; PH
45th Infantry Division, 157th Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Millie (Deskin) Shapiro (parents), 665 Riverdale Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.; N.Y.; 4/4/22
1/1/45
AJWW2 – 062

Siegel, Hyman                   PFC                       32517708
2nd Armored Division, 66th Armored Regiment
1/16/45; POW at S 11B Fallingbostel, and, S 5A Malsbach / Ludwigsburg
Mr. and Mrs. Ike and _____ (_____) Siegel (parents), 482 Grand St., New York, N.Y.; N.Y., New York; 12/7/07
AJWW2 – NL

Solomon, Isaac                               PFC                       42055485; PH
45th Infantry Division, 157th Infantry Regiment (Medical Corps)
1/21/45
Mr. and Mrs. Max and S. (Sidransky) Solomon (parents), 190 E. 52nd St., Brooklyn, 3, N.Y.; N.Y.; 4/26/45
AJWW2 – 419

Weiner, Morris                                PFC                       36752698
1st Infantry Division, 16th Infantry Regiment
1/5/45
Mrs. Ada Weiner (wife), 4652 North St. Louis Ave., Chicago, Il.
6/15/45
AJWW2 – NL

Weingarten, Sol                              PFC                       42034540
94th Infantry Division, 301st Infantry Regiment
1/21/45
1496 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
4/20/45
AJWW2 – NL

Ziring, Sidney M.                              PFC                       12129473; PH
106th Infantry Division, 422nd Infantry Regiment
12/16/44
Mr. Sigmund Ziring (father), 2987 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.
5/29/45
AJWW2 – 478

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Sgt. Bloch’s name appeared in the War Department Casualty List published on April 7, 1945, while notice of his liberation appeared in the Casualty List of May 15, 1945. 

The “title” of the latter – as published in The New York Times – is shown below. 

Sgt. Bloch’s name appears first in the list of Liberated POWs:

For the purpose of this post, I’ve only shown the “title” of the Casualty List, and, the list of liberated POWs.  Though the summary paragraph denotes the report of 3,172 and 356 Army and Navy casualties, it’s important to realize that the Times only published the names of soldiers hailing from the New York Metropolitan area, northeastern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut, not the Casualty List as covering the United States in its entirety. 

This was based on and consistent with a policy established earlier in the war by the War Department (or, Office of War Information?) instructing news outlets – newspapers and radio stations (remember, this was before the ‘Net!) – never to release a “full”, nationwide Casualty List, thus limiting news releases about casualties only to names of soldiers who resided in the geographic area of a newspaper’s established coverage.

Like many (many) American Jewish soldiers who were casualties during the Second World War (wounded, injured, or killed) or who received military decorations, Sgt. Bloch’s name does not appear in the aptly titled 1947 book American Jews in World War Two, the central and primary work (precisely because it is the only such work!) listing the names of American Jewish servicemen who served in that conflict.

Reference

Long Island Star Journal, at http://www.astorialic.org/starjournal/starjournal_p.php