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Personal info

Full name
GUIREY, Bernard Nelson
Date of birth
22 October 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Hometown
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York

Military service

Service number
6696615
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Joux-aux-Arches, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 5 28

Immediate family

Members
George M Guirey (father)
Sarah (Nelson) Guirey (mother)
Richard Guirey (brother)
Robert Guirey (brother)
Raymond Guirey (brother)
Gertude M. (Tryon) Guirey (wife)

More information

Bernard N. Guirey was married to Gertrude May Tryon on 20 January 1932.

He was employed by the American Sales Book Co and enlisted in March 1942.

His twin-brother Robert served in New Guinea and Raymond served in the Philippines.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / 1915/1925 New York State Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Star-Gazette - 21 November 1945