PFC Montrose M. (“Monty”) Brenner, a member of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, was killed in action at Okinawa on April 22, 1945. The son of Nathan and Ida Brenner, he was the brother of Seymour Brenner and Pauline (Brenner) Speckler. His obituary accompanied a Casualty List published in the Times on August 16, 1945. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.
Pfc. Monte M. Brenner, 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Brenner of 1555 East Ninth Street, Brooklyn, was killed on Okinawa Island on April 22, according to word received here.
He served with Army Ordnance at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and after being transferred to the Pacific Theatre was stationed on New Caledonia. He took part in the invasion of Leyte and was a member of the Seventeenth Infantry Regiment, Seventh Division, during the landings on Okinawa.
He attended New York University before entering the Army.
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PFC Brenner was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery, in Flushing, on February 4, 1949. His grave location is Werenczanker Bukowin Society, Block 45, Reference 4, Section H/I, Line 6, Grave 8/6.
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Some other Jewish military casualties on Sunday, April 22, 1945, include…
Killed in Action
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Bernstein, Melvin, PFC, 17078056, Purple Heart
United States Army, 10th Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, G Company
Mr. Harry Z. Bernstein (father), 2515 Country Club Ave., Omaha, Ne.
Born 1922
Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy – Plot E, Row 5, Grave 31
American Jews in World War II – 220
Bretholtz, Sidney, Pvt., 42033699, Purple Heart
United States Army, 85th Infantry Division, 337th Infantry Regiment
Mr. Leon Bretholtz (father), PFC Jack Bretholtz (brother), 2395 Morris Ave., Bronx, N.Y.
Place of burial unknown
Casualty List 5/15/45
American Jews in World War II – 283
Brownstein, Melvin I., Pvt., 32623022, Purple Heart
United States Army, 9th Armored Division, 89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized
Mr. Max Brownstein (father), Mr. Bob Brownstein (cousin), 990 Aldus St., New York, N.Y.
Place of burial unknown
Casualty List 5/31/45
American Jews in World War II – 285
Ezra, Joseph, Pvt., 32964854, Silver Star, Purple Heart
United States Army, 10th Mountain Division, 20th Armored Infantry Battalion
Mrs. Anne Ezra (wife), 77-79 Division Ave., Bronx, N.Y.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, N.Y. – Life & Charity Society, Inc. Section, Block 109, Reference 20, Line PP-4, Grave 1 (Buried 8/17/48)
Casualty List 5/31/45
American Jews in World War II – 304
Weiner, George A., 2 Lt., 0-2007276, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
United States Army, 96th Infantry Division, 383rd Infantry Regiment
Mrs. Norma B. Weiner (wife), 3300 Lake Shore Drive, Apt. 9E, Chicago, Il.
Student at Northwestern University
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
Casualty List 6/4/45
American Jews in World War II – 120
Welgus, Morton, PFC, 39339990, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
United States Army, 27th Infantry Division, 105th Infantry Regiment
Mrs. Pauline Welgus (mother), 151 North Ainsworth St., Portland, Or.
Born 8/7/25
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii – Plot O-346; Buried 3/9/49
American Jews in World War II – 507
Wounded in Action
Levenson, Harold, Pvt., Purple Heart; Wounded on Okinawa
United States Army
Mrs. Fannie Levenson (mother), Pvt. Roy L. Levenson (brother), 275 Merton Road, Detroit, Mi.
Born Indianapolis, In., 1924
Student at University of Michigan
The Jewish News (Detroit) 6/8/45
American Jews in World War II – 193
Reference
Dublin, Louis I., and Kohs, Samuel C., American Jews in World War II – The Story of 550,000 Fighters for Freedom, The Dial Press, New York, N.Y., 1947