Monday, September 15, 2008

A soldier's courage, obscure since WWI, is given due tribute

A soldier's courage, obscure since WWI, is given due tribute
By Jonnelle Marte
Globe Correspondent / September 15, 2008
EVERETT - Little is known about Fred Dulevitz's life.

It is unclear when his family moved to the United States from Russia, how long he lived in Massachusetts, or whether he graduated from high school.

More is known about his death, however.

Military records show that US Army Private Dulevitz was just 19 years old and had already earned the French Croix de Guerre award for bravery when he died during one of the deadliest battles of World War I, at Verdun in northeast France.

He volunteered for what was surely a suicidal mission: going through the German trenches to get a message to an American battalion commander.

He also earned a Purple Heart and, after his death on Oct. 28, 1918, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Those accolades were recognized on a new tombstone dedicated yesterday at the unmarked grave in Glenwood cemetery where he has lain for decades.

Dulevitz's bravery is no longer buried in obscurity.

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