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BIRKNER, Allwin - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Hamilton County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6562697 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
379th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leonard M. Birkner (father)
Augustine (Klein) Birkner (mother)
Adolph C. Birkner (brother)
Edna Birkner (sister)
Ruth Birkner (sister)
Leonard Birkner (brother)
More information
1st Sgt Allwin Birkner joined the Regular Army on 28 August 1939.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 / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten