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Personal info

Full name
WERNER, John Edward Jr
Date of birth
28 November 1912
Age
31
Place of birth
Bangor, Northampton County, Pannsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-1304832
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 14 6

Immediate family

Members
John E. Werner (father)
Evelyn G. Werner (mother)
Fanny T. (Gemmel) Werner (wife)

More information

1st Lt John E. Werner Jr. enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 30 April 1942.
He attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
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