Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
BARD, John - Date of
birth
7 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Reinholds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33874782 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 October 1944 - Place of
death
Jeanménil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Bard (father)
Katie (Lebo) Bard (mother)
Elizabeth E. (Kissinger) Bard (wife)
More information
Pvt John Bard enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 15 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / John Schultz’s Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy