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name
KERR, Ivan Harold - Date of
birth
6 March 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Wiley, Prowers County, Colorado -
Hometown
Prowers County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38084561 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
10th Tank Battalion,
5th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 April 1945 - Place of
death
Tramm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 7 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Kerr (father)
Alice Kerr (mother)
Noel Kerr (brother)
Lois Kerr (sister)
Edna Kerr (sister)
Wanda Kerr (sister)
Edith Kerr (sister)
Christy Kerr (sister)
Georgie Kerr (sister)
James Kerr (brother)
Albert Kerr (brother)
More information
T/4 Ivan H. Kerr enlisted in February 1940.He is remembered at Wiley Cemetery in Bent County, Colorado.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, WW2Memorial, Archives, 5thArmoredDivison
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Alice Rae Schnabel (niece)