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Personal info

Full name
BERO, George Edward
Date of birth
20 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Thorpe, Mc Dowell County, West Virginia
Hometown
Mc Dowell County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35649064
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
At the crossroads in Losheimergraben
Losheimergraben, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 15 49

Immediate family

Members
John Bero (father)
Margaret Bero (mother)
Margaret Bero (sister)
Helen Bero (sister)
Johnny Bero (brother)
Irene Bero (sister)
Richard Decker (Brother in Law)

More information

Cpl George E. Bero enlisted on 23 January 1943 at Huntington, West Virginia.

He was mortally wounded during an artillery barrage on the command post of D Company. His comrades attempted to take care of his wounds but he died a few minutes later.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov Beckley Post-Herald 16 December 1949 / Army Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Raleigh Register 16 December 1945