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DENEEN, Jerome Charles - Date of
birth
18 October 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36227925 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 September 1944 - Place of
death
North of Corny-sur-Moselle, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Michael F. Deneen (father)
Mary A. (Cronin) Deneen (mother)
Catherine A. Deneen (sister)
Mary A. Deneen (sister)
Mildred Deneen (sister)
Joseph J. Deneen (sister)
Bernard J. Deneen (brother)
Michael F. Deneen Jr. (brother)
Francis Deneen (brother)
More information
Jerome C. Deneen graduated from Black Earth High School and worked on his father's farm.He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 7 November 1941.
On 17 September 2000 skeletal remains were discovered in the Horseshoe Woods, located near Corny, France. A civilian group, Thanks GI Association, discovered the remains and an identification tag. In May 2001 the identification process had been completed and the remains were positively identified as Pfc Deneen.
Pfc Deneen was buried at St Barnabas Cemetery with full honors in Mazomanie, Wisconsin on 8 Sepember 2001 - exactly 57 years after his death.
In Corny-sur-Moselle, a street is named after him.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / McNamee Cashwell family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.newspaperarchive.com - Wisconsin State Journal