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Personal info

Full name
BIRD, Ward Beacher
Date of birth
15 April 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
English River Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
Hometown
Keokuk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37664614
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schierke-Braunlage, Harz Mountains, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 15 27

Immediate family

Members
Grover C. Bird (father)
Emma (Rowe) Bird (mother)
Ruby J. Bird (sister)
Lilly B. Bird (sister)
Archie D. Bird (brother)
Forest R. Bird (brother)
Opal M. Bird (sister)

More information

Pfc Ward B. Bird enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herold, Iowa on 9 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999; 1940 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, June Rice - Keokuk County Historical Society