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Personal info

Full name
HIRN, John David
Date of birth
24 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York
Hometown
New York City, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
42136884
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 8 37

Immediate family

Members
Christian Hirn (father)
Joseph Hirn (stepfather and uncle)
Barbara (Gilsdorf) Hirn (mother)
Frank Hirn (brother)
Margaret Hirn (sister)
Christian Hirn (brother)
David Hirn (brother)
Catherine Hirn (sister)
Stella (Brzozowski) Hirn (wife)
Alice F. Hirn (daughter)

More information

Pvt John D. Hirn was first buried at the U.S Temporary Cemetery Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1915/1925/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Greco Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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