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BERNHARDT, Willard C - Date of
birth
16 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1309897 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clayton W. Bernhardt (father)
Helen H. (Halteman) Bernhardt (mother)
More information
2nd Lt Willard C. Bernhardt graduated from Moravian High School in 1935 and Moravian College in 1939. He worked as a shipping clerk before he enlisted. in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 25 June 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy