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SCHWEN, Bernard Leroy - Date of
birth
3 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Winnebago, Faribault County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37554636 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
North of Le Cercueil, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 35 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wesley E. Schwen (father)
Mary J. (Connery) Schwen (mother)
Lee F. Schwen (brother)
Thomas R. Schwen (brother)
Mary L. Schwen (sister)
Maxine Schwen (sister)
More information
Sgt Bernard L. Schwen was employed at the Schwen Ice Cream Company before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Hennessey Family Tree / 1930 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com -Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S