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Personal info

Full name
STEPHAN, Bernard James
Date of birth
14 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan
Hometown
Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36120104
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Near Derenbach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 1

Immediate family

Members
Joseph P. Stephan (father)
Otellia M. (Graf) Stephan (mother)
Gerald D. Stephan (brother)
Clement J. Stephan (brother)
Margaret A. Stephan (sister)
Allen A. Stephan (brother)
Marjorie J. (Doak) Stephan (wife)

More information

T/4 Bernard J. Stephan was a mechanic before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 23 June 1941.

He is remembered at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery in Tawas City, Losco County, Michigan.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Stepanski Family Tree / Montague Family Tree / Ohio County Marriage Records, www.findagrave.com - Ellinda
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Ellinda