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BARNES, Ernest Leroy - Date of
birth
6 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mechanicstown, Carroll County, Ohio -
Hometown
Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35593487 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Stavelot, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
John D. Barnes (father)
Cleo Barnes (mother)
Robert Barnes (brother)
Richard Barnes (brother)
Price Barnes (brother)
Donald Barnes (brother)
Delbert Barnes (brother)
Ruth Barnes (sister)
Margaret Barnes (sister)
Winona Barnes (sister)
Wilda Barnes (sister)
More information
The retreat to Elsenborn took until the evening of 18 December 1944. Sometime that day Ernest Barnes was wounded and while his comrades were desperately fighting their way back to Elsenborn, Ernest Barnes was taken back to Stavelot to receive treatment. He died in a hospital a day later. According to his report of burial he sustained a penetration wound in the neck. He was buried on 19 December 1944 at 14.00 hours in the temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
http://www.in-honored-glory.info/
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Jeff Hall