Maurice Rose, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Rose

United States Army general

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: Middletown, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1945

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Maurice Rose (November 26, 1899 – March 30, 1945) was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of major general.
A veteran of World War I and World War II, Rose was commanding the 3rd Armored Division when he was killed in action in Germany during the closing days of the war. The son and grandson of rabbis from Poland, Rose was at the time the highest ranking Jew in the U.S.
Army, though he was not especially religious, did not publicize his faith, and claimed in his Army records to be Protestant.
He was also the highest-ranking American killed by enemy fire in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
Rose was married twice and had two sons. The 3rd Armored Division's official history of World War II memorialized Rose by stating "He was over six feet tall, erect, dark haired, and had finely chiseled features.
He was firm and prompt of decision, brooking no interference by man, events or conditions in order to destroy the enemy."