Jeff Kirschenbaum passed away last Friday.
Jeff was perhaps the youngest soldier to hit the beach at Omaha on D-Day.
He was 14 years old.
He served throughout WWII with the US Army in Europe, and returned to service during the Korean War flying F4U Corsairs in the ground-support mission.
God bless and Keep his family and friends. God bless and keep all who still survive him from that war.
ReplyDeleteI pray that his spirit will look down on us, and grant his courage to a new generation that is about to fight for it's very freedom.
Jeff, the patriotism you displayed so long ago isn't totally lost. My 12-yr-old daughter has a boy in her gifted ed class who can't wait to make the Army his career.
ReplyDeleteThe other kids tried to dissuade him, but I told my child they should have been congratulating and encouraging him. I wasn't surprised to hear her say that she did.
RIP, Sir. Thank you for your service.