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Personal info

Full name
BARNA, John Jr
Date of birth
29 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36708697
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Not availble

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 3 42

Immediate family

Members
John Barna (father)
Theresa (Harvil) Barna (mother)
Mary Barna (sister)
Joseph Barna (brother)
George Barna (brother)
Michael Barna (brother)
Josephine Barna (sister)
Irene Barna (sister)
Edward Barna (brother)

More information

Pfc John Barna's parents were both Czechoslovakian immigrants.

His brothers, Pvt. George Barna and Pvt Joseph Barna both served in Germany during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, FindaGrave.com, ancestry.com - U.S. Draft Cards for Young Men, 1920/1930/1940 census, newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune - 15 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com