Born in San Francisco California Maj Friedman was a junior at Berkeley in 1937 then a senior at Oregon State College in 1939 receiving a Bachelors of Science in Science. He entered the service in 1941 as a 2nd Lt. While serving with the Army’s 4th Armoured Division he was killed in France. He was survived by his mother, three sisters and a brother.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295933/howard-j-friedman
https://www.abmc.gov/node/408781
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https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71b965k#page/5/mode/1up/search/friedman (pg 5)
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https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx719t26t#page/15/mode/1up (pg 16)
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