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• School: Columbia College
• Class Year: 1934
• War: World War II
• Date of Death: December 7, 1944

Lieutenant Jerome Greenbaum, Medical Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve, was killed in action on December 7, 1944. He had been awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the Purple Heart.

His son is my father and what a great dad I have. Jerry passed on an amazing family. We honor him!

- Lisa Goldman

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