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BERENS, Norman Peter - Date of
birth
4 May 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Cashton, Monroe County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Monroe County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36248089 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 November 1944 - Place of
death
Fort Jeanne d’Arc
West of Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 38 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nicholas P. Berens (father)
Jennie (McKee) Berens (mother)
Raymond J. Berens (brother)
Hazel S. Berens (sister)
Bernice J. Berens (sister)
John P. Berens (brother)
Louise H. Berens (sister)
Marie M. (Chalupnik) Berens (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Norman P. Berens enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 27 June 1942.He attended high school for 4 years and was a retail manager before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Squire Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Jim Squire