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BERG, John L - Date of
birth
10 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Holmen, La Crosse County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Holland, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1051872 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
Schweighouse-sur-Moder, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Christian R. Berg (father)
Berthina M. (Larson) Berg (mother)
Asora H. Berg (sister)
Borghild M. Berg (sister)
Christian E. Berg (brother)
Ragna S. Berg (sister)
Bernice A. (Bautch) Berg (wife)
More information
1st Lt John L. Berg graduated from Holmen High School in 1937 and La Crosse State Teachers College in 1941. He taught high school mathematics in What Cheer, Iowa.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 17 July 1942. After receiving his commission, he was a search-light instructor in the anti-aircraft artillery for more than a year.
Volunteering to lead a rescue party across two hundred yards of open terrain to a wounded man who lay exposed to direct enemy observation, Lt Berg worked his way under heavy fire through the snow to the man's side. Placing the wounded man on a litter, the party returned across the open field, successfully evacuating the man under continual enemy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously.
Later in the day Lt Berg was mortally wounded while leading his platoon in the defense of its position against a strong enemy attack.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Zecherle Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – Leader Telegram Wisconsin 11 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Suzi Q