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Personal info

Full name
SHANNON, Bernard Eugene
Date of birth
5 July 1905
Age
40
Place of birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Erie County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20312426
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
9 November 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Bernard Shannon (father)
Bridget (Kennedy) Shannon (mother)
Elenore N. Shannon (sister)
James Shannon (brother)
John Shannon (brother)
Nora M. Shannon (sister)
Raymond Shannon (brother)

More information

Pfc Bernard E. Shannon had served four years with the United States Marines in China before the war.

He rejoined with the National guard in Erie, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.

He was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Erie Daily Times - 27 November 1944