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Personal info

Full name
MARZAILL, Bernard Ellsworth "Barney"
Date of birth
3 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33671264
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
327th Engineer Combat Battalion,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
22 January 1945
Place of death
Gereonsweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 12 23

Immediate family

Members
Amadee Marzaill (father)
Maude J. Marzaill (mother)

More information

Pvt Bernard E. Marzaill graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942.

He enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 16 April 1943.
Pvt Marzaill was killed by an accidental explosion during experimenting with blowing gaps in minefields and tactical wires.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, After Action Report 327th Engr Combat Bn, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Uniontown High School yearbook, 1942