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Personal info

Full name
VAN DER STEEN, Bernard J
Date of birth
15 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Allouez, Brown County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36845247
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Some two miles northwest of Obertitz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 2 21

Immediate family

Members
Theodore Van Der Steen (father)
Dora Van Der Steen (mother)
Frank Van Der Steen (brother)
Norbert Van Der Steen (brother)
Cecelia Van Der Steen (sister)

More information

Pfc Bernard J. Van Der Steen was sent overseas in December 1944 or January 1945.

Pfc Van Der Steen was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Breuna #1, Germany on 16 April 1945. According to the IDPF his entire body was burned. He was evacuated to Margraten and buried in a temporary grave on 14 July 1945. He was given his final resting place on 21 December 1948.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette, Patrick Coppens, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Patrick Coppens