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Personal info

Full name
GRONEMANN, Bernard William
Date of birth
13 May 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Hometown
Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36785426
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 November 1944
Place of death
Halloville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 29 27

Immediate family

Members
George Gronemann (father)
Frances (Brachle) Gronemann (mother)
Gilbert Gronemann (brother)
Gladys E. Gronemann (sister)
Marguerite E. (Ready) Gronemann (wife)

More information

Sgt Bernard W. Gronemann was employed at the American Cyanamid Chemical Company before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Card Young Men / James Edward Tierney Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy