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Personal info

Full name
BEHLER, Palmer Clinton
Date of birth
8 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Glendon, Northampton County, New Jersey
Hometown
Warren County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
42186828
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 11 38

Immediate family

Members
Thomas D. Behler (father)
Daisy M. (Hagley) Behler (mother)
Bowman Behler (brother)
Olive P. Behler (sister)
Lorraine L. Behler (sister)
Thomas J. Behler (half brother)
Angelina B. Behler (wife)

More information

Pfc Behler enlisted on 20 August 1944 and received his basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He had been overseas since January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards for Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Call

Photo source: Peter Schouteten