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Personal info

Full name
BARNARD, Norris Clements Jr
Date of birth
26 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
13179339
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Moerdijk, Holland

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 19 9

Immediate family

Members
Norris C. Barnard Sr. (father)
Elizabeth G.J. Barnard (mother)
Marion Barnard (sister)

More information

Pfc Norris C. Barnard Jr. attended Swarthmore College before he joined the US Army Reserve on 14 December 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pfc Norris C. Barnard was killed instantly while administering aid to a wounded comrade.

He was first buried on 11 November 1944, near Strijen, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Arjan van Hassel, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - Swarthmore College Yearbook 1944