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Personal info

Full name
DEZARN, Thurman
Date of birth
15 February 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Clay County, Kentucky
Hometown
Clay County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35801878
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
47th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 16 1

Immediate family

Members
Lincoln Dezarn (father)
Helen (Hubbard) Dezarn (mother)
Tracia Dezarn (sister)
Carl Dezarn (brother)
Mollie Dezarn (sister)
Sadie Dezarn (sister)
Pearl Dezarn (brother)
Robert G. Dezarn (brother)
Thelma Dezarn (sister)
Toleman Dezarn (brother)

More information

Pfc Thurman Dezarn worked for the Louisville Textile Company before he enlisted on 18 May 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was sent overseas in December 1943.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census, Kentucky Birth index / Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal