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SEEGER, Bernard Edwin - Date of
birth
23 December 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Nebraska -
Hometown
North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20722119 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
71st Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
South of Bliesbruck, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
James E. Seeger (father)
Marie K. (Welch) Seeger (mother)
Lyle Seeger (brother)
Charles L. Seeger (brother)
Wayne E. Seeger (brother)
Gerald F. Seeger (brother)
Thomas G. Seeger (brother)
Lawrence J. Seeger (brother)
Doris Seeger (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Bernard E. Seeger agraduated from St. Patrick High School and was a truck driver before he joined the National Guard in North Platte, Nebraska on 23 December 1940.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Seeger Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - JSSeeger