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Personal info

Full name
BERRY, George V
Date of birth
7 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Madrid, Franklin County, Maine
Hometown
Sandy River, Franklin County, Maine

Military service

Service number
31399319
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
Near Thionville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 28 15

Immediate family

Members
Ira S. Berry (father)
Amy N. (Lucentte) Berry (mother)
Arlene C. Berry (sister)
Ruth L. Berry (sister)
Edward I. Berry (brother)
Earl L. Berry (brother)
Charles L. Berry (brother)
Edgar A. Berry (brother)
Ira S. Berry (brother)

More information

Pvt George V. Berry attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he enlisted in Portland, Maine on 12 October 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / William Berry Tree / 1930 Census / Maine Birth Records, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett

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