Lt. Col. Samuel Edward SPITZER

1908 - 1950  (42 years)

• Name	Samuel Edward SPITZER
  Title	Lt. Col.
  Birth	13 Aug 1908	Yonkers, Westchester County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Oct 1950	North Korea
  Burial	Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, TX
  Notes	(1) U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database online], Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011: Name: Samuel Edward Spitzer Race: White Age: 32 Birth Date: 13 Aug 1908 Birth Place: Yonkers, N Y Residence Place: Yonkers, Westchester, New York Registration Date: abt 1940 Registration Place: Yonkers, New York, USA Employer: Self Employed Height: 5 Ft 10½" Weight: 180 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Mrs Myna Spitzer (2) The Standard-Star, New Rochelle, NY, Wednesday, November 8, 1950: Card of Thanks . . . SPITZER — Lieutenant Colonel Samuel E. We wish to thank our kind friends, neighbors, for their expressions of sympathy, condolence during our recent bereavement. MR. AND MRS. PHILIP GREENBLATT DR. LAWRENCE L SPITZER [Note by compiler: Lt. Col. SPITZER died in North Korea on October 30, 1950.] (3) www.findagrave.com: Samuel Edward Spitzer BIRTH: 13 Aug 1908, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA DEATH: 30 Oct 1950 (aged 42), North Korea BURIAL: Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA PLOT: Section: B ~ Site: 357 LT COL US ARMY, WORLD WAR II, KOREA Lieutenant Colonel Spitzer was a decorated veteran of World War II. In Korea, he served with the Judge Adjutant General's Office. He died of other causes in Korea on October 30, 1950. For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant Colonel Spitzer was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. . . . Maintained by: CYCWood Originally Created by: Our Ancestors Branches Added: 31 Dec 2016 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 174709923
  Person ID	I48762	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Jacob SPITZER,   b. 10 May 1876, Austria-Hungary d. 18 Apr 1933, New York City, New York County, NY (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Ethel (SPITZER),   b. 1886   d. 3 Apr 1935 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F21071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myna ARBITER,   b. 1 Mar 1913, Yonkers, Westchester County, NY d. 15 Aug 1973 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1935	Yonkers, Westchester County, NY
  Family ID	F21072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2023