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Personal info

Full name
SCHREIER, Bernard S
Date of birth
27 May 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Bronx County, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32811465
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
Near Kesternich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 8 54

Immediate family

Members
Charles Schreier (father)
Pauline Schreier (mother)
Hannah Schreier (sister)

More information

Pfc Bernard S. Schreier enlisted in New York City, New York on 20 February 1943.
He attended high school for 2 years and worked in a machine shop before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Block X, Row 8, Grave 198.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, 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 / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels