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Personal info

Full name
STERN, Truman Charles
Date of birth
18 October 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
33765003
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
Near Grammont, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 2 57

Immediate family

Members
Park L. Stern (father)
Catherine I. (Cramer) Stern (mother)
Earnest Stern (brother)
Wilbert H. Stern (brother)
Gladys B. Stern (sister)
Rupert C. Stern (brother)
Sherman Stern (brother)
Betty L. Stern (wife)
Judith A. Stern (daughter)

More information

Pvt Truman C. Stern attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 14 September 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Howard Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy