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Personal info

Full name
MANNERS, Herbert Carl "Bert"
Date of birth
25 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33248966
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Gey, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 8 31

Immediate family

Members
John A. Manners (father)
Kathryn A. (Himes) Manners (mother)
Sara E. Manners (sister)
Harry M. Manners (brother)
Joseph O. Manners (brother)
Blair A. Manners (brother)
Earl J. Manners (brother)
Guy W. Manners (brother)
Melda A. Manners (sister)
Betty A. Manners (sister)
Harold E. Manners (brother)

More information

Pfc Herbert C. Manners worked as a mechanic.

He enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 30 July 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, ABMC/ National Archives / Katy Leisering / www.wwiimemorial.com, CWGC/ABMC / Sue / www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census US, Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.83rdinfdivdocs.com

Photo source:  www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Sue