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Personal info

Full name
BEIRLEIN, Frederick John
Date of birth
2 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
6910243
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 September 1944
Place of death
Maubeuge, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 8 64

Immediate family

Members
Frederick J. Beirlein (father)
Gertrude F. (Lawrence) Beirlein (mother)
Donald A. Beirlein (brother)
Kenneth Beirlein (brother)

More information

Pfc Frederick J. Beirlein attended Brooklyn Boys Vocational High School.

He joined the Regular Army at Fort Hamilton on 21 September 1938.

He served with his unit during the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.

His brother Donald served with the Air Corps.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / M Thomsen Family Tree / 1925 State Census, www.findagrave.com - Anonymous, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle New York 17 December 1944, https://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Anonymous