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Personal info

Full name
GUARD, Ernest Kellogg
Date of birth
1913
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hometown
Orlando, Orange County, Florida

Military service

Service number
O1304898
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rimschweiler-Zweibrücken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 22 37

Immediate family

Members
Ernest R. Guard (father)
Maude K. (Kellogg) Guard (mother)
Jack C. Guard (brother)
Edwin L. Guard (brother)
Carl J. Guard (brother)
Altrus (Flauss) Guard (wife)
Michael K. Guard (son)
Robert L. Guard (son)

More information

1st Lt Ernest K. Guard attended Roosevelt High School and the University of Hawaï, and was a plumber before he joined the National Guard in Orlando, Florida on 25 November 1940.

He was sent overseas in January 1944.

For his actions on 3 October 1944 in Orchi, France, he was awarded with the Bronze Star Medal.

His twin brother Edwin served with the U.S. Navy and his brother Carl served in the Pacific with the rank of major.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S / 50thAIB