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Personal info

Full name
KERNAN, Norman Eugene
Date of birth
8 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42145342
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Marvie, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 13 27

Immediate family

Members
Anna D. Kernan (mother)

More information

Pfc Norman E. Kernan enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 20 June 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.coulthart.com/134

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet