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KERNES, Ernest Leroy - Date of
birth
19 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon -
Hometown
Seaside, Monterey County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39133786 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bergzabern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 38 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ora F. Kernes (father)
Josephine E. (McCormick) Kernes (mother)
William F. Kernes (brother)
Edith L. Kernes (sister)
Gladys L. Kernes (sister)
Ernest L. Kernes (son)
Laurene Kernes (sister)
Lena M. (Moon) Kernes (wife)
Leon Kernes (son)
More information
T/5 Ernest L. Kernes enlisted in San Francisco, California on 24 May 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 141aar-December-1944-to-end.pdf, https://36th-id.frb.io/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo, www.ancestry.com - majorman4