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Personal info

Full name
BERG, George J
Date of birth
2 May 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Linden, Iowa County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Polk County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
O-1313558
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Outskirts of Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 5 7

Immediate family

Members
Leonard Berg (father)
Anna (Ternes) Berg (mother)
Wilfrid Berg (sister)
Basil Berg (brother)
Virginia (Goldsworthy) Berg (wife)
Judy Berg (daughter)

More information

1st Lt George J. Berg graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1929. He attended the University of Wisconsin in the Class of 1933.

He enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 26 August 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, Wisconsin State Journal - 9 May 1945, www.findagrave.com - Judy Berg

Photo source: Urbain Reenaers, Judy Berg (daughter)