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BILSKEMPER, Bernard John Edward - Date of
birth
20 September 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Palmer, Pocahontas County, Iowa -
Hometown
Palmer, Pocahontas County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37190517 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Maizières-lès-Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Bilskemper (father)
Johannah (Gromsbald) Bilskemper (mother)
Emil A. Bilskemper (brother)
George F. Bilskemper (brother)
Carl W. Bilskemper (brother)
John H. Bilskemper (brother)
Elizabeth E. (Nelson) Bilskemper (wife)
Robert L. Nelson (Stepson)
More information
Sgt Bernard J. Bilskemper was sent overseas in February 1944 and participated in the landing at Utah Beach on 6 June 1944, during which he was wounded in action, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart the first time.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
His brother George was killed in action in North Africa and is buried at the American Military Cemetery on Carthage, Tunesia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Taylor Family Tree / Iowa WWII Bonus Case Files, www.findagrave.com, Pocahontas Record Democrat - 2 november 1944
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