Photograph of Eric Levi during World War II.

Photograph of Eric Levi during World War II, with handwritten note to his parents written on verso.Digital ImageErich Levi was born on October 3, 1920 in Ellwangen, Germany, the eldest son of the cattle dealer Julius Levi and Melanie Levi née Süssel. Erich Levi was born on October 3, 1920 in Ellwangen, Germany, the eldest son of the cattle dealer Julius Levi and Melanie Levi née Süssel. He had a younger brother, Max. From 1940-1942 Eric Levi worked as a jewelry polisher. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army, where he was trained as a combat medic, seeing combat in France and Germany. He also worked as a translator and interpreter. For his actions during combat on November 7, 1944 in eastern France, where he attended to wounded comrades while under heavy enemy fire, he was awarded the Bronze Star. He left the Army in January 1946. On March 16, 1947 Eric Levi married Inge Thalheimer, who had been born in Heidelberg, Germany, the daughter of Hermann and Paula Thalheimer. Eric and Inge Levi had one son, Michael, born in 1952. On May 4, 1966 Eric Levi died at the age of 45 in a car accident while on a business trip in Caracas, Venezuela