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Personal info

Full name
CERNY, Yaro Joseph
Date of birth
15 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35921362
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1944
Place of death
Maiziéres-lés-Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Cerny (father)
Teresa (Stephan) Cerny (mother)
Joseph Cerny (brother)
Fred Cerny (brother)
Lee A. (Kadlec) Cerny (wife)

More information

Pfc Yaro J. Cerny graduated from South High School and attended 4 years of college and was a stock clerk at E.F. Hauserman Company.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 11 November 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Cuyahoga County Ohio Marriage Records / U.S. Social Security Death Index / 1920 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten