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Personal info

Full name
BAUM, Vern Elwin "Vernon"
Date of birth
28 December 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Hometown
Jerome County, Idaho

Military service

Service number
39922891
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 5 3

Immediate family

Members
Earl L. Baum (father)
Livora M. (Willis) Baum (mother)
Glenn Baum (brother)

More information

Pfc Vern E. Baum attended college for two years.

He enlisted in Boise, Idaho on 15 November 1943.

Source of information: Jac Engels, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.myheritage.nl - The Times News, Twin Falls

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.myheritage.nl - The Times News, Twin Falls