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Personal info

Full name
BERNARD, Ernest Carl
Date of birth
7 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Boswell, Chocktaw County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Tarrant County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38633791
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
37th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 6 2

Immediate family

Members
Abner D. Bernard (father)
Rose A. (Cantwell) Bernard (mother)
Henry Bernard (brother)
Nora M. Bernard (sister)
Robert E. Bernard (brother)
James Bernard (brother)
Omega Bernard (brother)
William Bernard (brother)
Mary Bernard (sister)
John L. Bernard (brother)
Earl Bernard (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.honorstates.org