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BACON, Ernest L - Date of
birth
5 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Connecticut -
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11104611 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
31 January 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles P. Bacon (father)
Annis L. (Lowrey) Bacon (mother)
Lillian D. Bacon (sister)
William E. Bacon (brother)
Lawrence E. Bacon (brother)
Lewis T. Bacon (brother)
More information
Pfc Ernest L. Bacon joined the Regular Army in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 7 January 1944. He attended high school for 4 years.He died in the POW Camp Stalag 4B.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Bristol High School, yearbook, 1943