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Personal info

Full name
KADLEC, Bernard Roland
Date of birth
9 July 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota
Hometown
Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37154909
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
Dillingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Kadlec (father)
Elizabeth R. (Maruska) Kadlec (mother)
Clara M. Kadlec (sister)
Marie V. Kadlec (sister)
Emma Kadlec (sister)
Frank Kadlec (brother)
Frances Kadlec (sister)
Ruby Kadlec (sister)
William B. Kadlec (brother)
Ralph J. Kadlec (brother)
Martha C. (Petzoldt) Kadlec (wife)
Vernal R. Kadlec (son)

More information

Pvt Bernard R. Kadlec was employed as a driver for the Scotland Produce Company and taught children at rural schools. He enlisted on 26 March 1942 and was sent overseas in February of 1944.

He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy on 2 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - My Family Tree, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V. Drachman, www.ancestry.com - frog