Hyman Small
Rank: Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army
Serial: 32167631
Unit: 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Entered service from: New Jersey
Died:
Biography
Technical Sergeant Hyman Small had lived at 209 North Broadway in Gloucester City, New Jersey. He operated a tailor shop in Gloucester City for six years. He also owned and operated a bowling alley in Palmyra, New Jersey from October 1940 until he was inducted into the United States Army in August of 1941. Assigned to the 29th Infantry Division, he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Hyman Small was killed in action in the fighting in the Normandy hedgerows on June 21, 1944. He was 29 at the time of his death. He was survived by his father, Jacob Small of Philadelphia; a brother, Samuel Small, of Bellmawr, New Jersey; and two sisters, Miss Ida Small of Brooklyn and Mrs. Gussie Besner of New York City. Hyman Small was brought home after the war, and was buried at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Trevose, Pennsylvania on August 18, 1948.
T/Sgt. Hyman Small Rites Set Sunday
Services for T/Sgt. Hyman Small, of 29 North Broadway, Gloucester, will be held Sunday at 10 a. m. in a funeral home at 2129 North Broad street, Philadelphia. Burial will be in Roosevelt cemetery.
Born in Philadelphia, Small was in the tailor business in Gloucester six years. He also operated a bowling alley in Palmyra from Oct., 1940, to Aug., 1941, when he entered the Army. He went overseas in Oct., 1942, with the 175th Infantry, 29th Division, and was killed in action in Normandy on June 21, 1944. He was 29.
Surviving are his father, Jacob, Philadelphia; a brother, Samuel, Bellmawr, and two sisters, Mrs. Gussie Besner, New York city, and Miss Ida Small, Brooklyn.