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VARNER, Bert - Date of
birth
17 September 1893 -
Age
51 - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
859069 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
David A. Varner (father)
Alice V. (Garrett) Varner (mother)
Lamia Varner (sister)
Gaynell Varner (sister)
Amral G. Varner (brother)
Elmer A. Varner (half-brother)
Lillie J. Varner (half-sister)
More information
S/Sgt Bert Varner served twenty-three years in the service. He was stationed in the South Pacific from December 1942 until May 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Records, www.findagrave.com, http://www.89infdivww2.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Seward County Independent - 29 August 1945