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CARNER, Walter Marten - Date of
birth
6 November 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Rockland, Venango County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Kennerdell, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33433421 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Brandelfinger farm
Five miles southeast of Sarreguemines, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 39 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob G. Carner (father)
Maude H. (Young) Carner (mother)
Russell G. Carner (brother)
Paul B. Carner (brother)
Mable P. (Keith) Carner (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Walter M. Carner attended high school for four years and was a former employee of the Socony-Vacuum Company plant before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 22 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - R Grant Carner, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Simons Smith Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The News Herald 25 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Megjurk