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John M. Bitz U.S. Army WWII
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Date of Birth:
6/4/1907
Died On:
3/1/1970 Last Residence: 10580 Rye, Westchester, New York
Street Address:
135 Railroad Ave
Service Number:
32637691
Branch of Service:
U.S. Army-WWII
Veteran Code:
USARMY-54
BIOGRAPHY
John M. Bitz was born in New York in 1907. In Rye his family lived at 135 Railroad Ave and were members of the Presbyterian Church. John enlisted in 1942 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
John Marston Bitz, 89 Hillside Road, died suddenly Monday at United Hospital of an apparent heart attack after shoveling snow. Funeral services were htld this morning at the Robert W. Sehnautz ''Craft Memorial Home.'' Interment was in Kensico Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Rye, he was the son of the late John J. and Mary Jane MacDougall Bitz. A graduate of Brunswick School in Greenwich and the Clark School in New Hampshire, he later studied at Dartmouth College. He was a retired tree surgeon and owner of the Westchester Tree Service in Rye. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in the European theater. He attended the Rye Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a sister, Anita Bitz of Rye, and several aunts and cousins
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