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Personal info

Full name
BARNARD, J. D
Date of birth
22 November 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
Anaheim, Orange County, California

Military service

Service number
39587752
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Philippsbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 13 8

Immediate family

Members
William H. Barnard (father)
Annie C. Barnard (mother)
Nancy G. Barnard (sister)
Laverne E. Barnard (brother)
Ethel L. (Gray) Barnard (wife)
Sharon Y. Barnard (daughter)

More information

Pvt J. D. Barnard entered the army in June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Barnard Family Tree / 1920 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.newspapers.com – Amarillo Daily News Texas 13 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Santa Register september 1945