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BEERS, Clifford James - Date of
birth
18 October 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Davenport, Delaware County, New York -
Hometown
Delaware County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32948848 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Winterspelt, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Russell O. Beers (father)
Jennie M. (Smith) Beers (mother)
Nicholas W. Beers (brother)
Leonard Beers (brother)
Ronald Beers (brother)
Shirley Beers (brother)
Russell D. Beers (brother)
Frances Beers (sister)
Hannah I. Beers (grandmother)
More information
Pfc Clifford J. Beers attended Charlotte Valley High School and worked on the family farm with his father.He enlisted in Utica, New York on 18 December 1943.
Pfc Beers was reported missing in action on 17 December 1944 and declared dead on 18 December 1945.
His remains were found in a mass grave in Winterspelt in 1960. The graves were found while digging holes for new telephone poles and yelded 11 bodies. The remains were identified by the dog tags and miscellaneous personal effects. His remains were shipped to Davenport for Burial in the Davenport Cemetery.
Pfc Beers was laid to rest on 26 November 1960 at Davenport Cemetery in Davenport, Delaware County, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.indianamilitary.org, IDPF, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census, Press and Sun Bulletin - 26 November 1960, www.dcnyhistory.org
Photo source: Paper Oneonta Star, Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com