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IRLE, Bernard Hubert - Date of
birth
19 July 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36356048 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry H. Irle (father)
Lillian M. (Corcoran) Irle (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Bernard H. Irle enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 30 June 1942.He attended 1 year of college and was a bellman before he enlisted.
Sgt Irle, supply sergeant, against the advice of Capt Lockwood knowing the odds were against him, told the captain that “the company needs ammunition and that’s my job, Captain.” He then made the crossing and got the ammunition to its place, only to be wounded as the shell whistled in. On the return of the wounded including Sgt Irle, another artillery shell hit the boat directly which killed him.
Sgt Irle was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Cook County, Illinois Birth Certificates Index, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, 377th Infantry Regiment
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