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KARNS, Dewey Jr - Date of
birth
16 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37608215 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Field Lineman -
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division,
Communications Platoon
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Grosshau, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dewey Karns (father)
Maud L. Karns (mother)
Dorothy Karns (wife)
More information
Pfc Dewey Karns Jr. attended McKinley High School.He enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 18 March 1943.
He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions in the vicitiny of Carentan in Normandy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch