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SHEA, Bernard Arthur - Date of
birth
16 July 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
Rice County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37588504 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Flammersheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
John P. Shea (father)
Mary (Cormier) Shea (mother)
Madeleine (Chappuis) Shea (wife)
Richard A. Shea (son)
John V. Shea (son)
More information
Pfc Bernard A. Shea attended college for one year.He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 1 February 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Rick Shea