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ZETTNER, Bernard Anthony - Date of
birth
8 October 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36894988 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merseburg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bernard J. Zettner (father)
Adelaide A. (Hengstebeck) Zettner (mother)
Helen Zettner (sister)
Adelaide Zettner (sister)
Lawrence Zettner (brother)
Elizabeth 'Betty' M. Zettner (sister)
More information
Pfc Bernard A. Zettner was a bartender at Dick and Al's Tavern and also worked for the J.L. Jacobs Company.He was sent overseas in August 1944. He was wounded in his face and eyes in September 1944 in France and hospitalized in England before he rejoined his unit.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / One World Tree / Jewish Servicemen Card, 2nd Infantry Division "Second to None" Unit History, http://www.lonesentry.com/unithistory/23rd-infantry/index.html, Ronan Urvoaz, Detroit Times Extra - 30 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, www.ancestry.com - Nanzov, Detroit News - 18 May 1945