Samuel Spector was born in 1916 in Tennessee, son of Abraham Ben Spector and Ella Shier

Sgt Spector died non battle in Belgium

Buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, B, 18, 37

The Chattanooga Times, March 11, 1945
Sgt. Spector, former executive of the Chickamauga Laundry, Chickamauga, Ga., was reported killed in action Jan. 28 in Belgium. Serving with a military police detachment, he had been overseas since February, 1944. He is survived by his parents; three brothers, First Lt. Marvin L. Spector, with the 114th Infantry Division; Cpt. Mark A. Spector, stationed with an air force unit at Sioux Falls, S.d., and Lt. Joseph Spector, 20, now on duty at Fort Myers, Fla.

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Date of birth:
  • 9 March 1916
  • Date of death: 28 January 1945
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Chattanooga
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 783rd Military Police Battalion
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XI, Middle Panel
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