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BOEHRNSEN, Henry Francis - Date of
birth
18 September 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36397581 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Han-sur-Nied, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 104 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry P. Boehrnsen (father)
Mary F. (Murphy) Boehrnsen (mother)
Herman Boehrnsen (brother)
Irene M. Boehrnsen (sister)
Olive Boehrnsen (sister)
Ruth C. Boehrnsen (sister)
Dorothy Boehrnsen (sister)
Walter M. Boehrnsen (brother)
Margaret L. Boehrnsen (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Henry F. Boehrnsen attended high school for four years and was a shipping and receiving clerk before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 27 March 1942.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 / Bastyr Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Chicago Illinois