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BESSLER, Harold L - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen County, New Jersey -
Hometown
North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6901272 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry Bessler (father)
Adelina (Gieg) Bessler (mother)
Barbara Bessler (sister)
Anna L. Bessler (sister)
Mary Bessler (sister)
Jacob J. Bessler (brother)
Henry Bessler (brother)
Stanley R. Bessler (brother)
Audrey K. (Casper) Bessler (wife)
Sandra G. Bessler (daughter)
More information
T/5 Harold L. Bessler was employed by the Western Union, Hackensack before he joined the Regular Army on 29 January 1940. He was sent overseas in December 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Duffek Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Record 27 January 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Matthew Leo Casper