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HOORMAN, Bernard R - Date of
birth
3 August 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan -
Hometown
St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6910870 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Amanvillers, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 15 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ferdinand Hoorman (father)
Theresa A. Hoorman (mother)
Margaret M. Hoorman (sister)
Charles Hoorman (brother)
Urban Hoorman (brother)
John Hoorman (brother)
Frank Hoorman (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Bernard R. Hoorman worked in a company that produced scientific apparatus before he joined the Regular Army in Napoleon, Ohio on 7 March 1939. He was sent overseas in March 1942 and was first stationed in Iceland.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / Ohio Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - The Lima News - 24 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - The Lima News - 24 January 1945