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Personal info

Full name
KENNEDY, Bernard James
Date of birth
21 November 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Passaic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
O-1303256
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
HQ Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division,
Assault Gun Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Liesel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 5 26

Immediate family

Members
James F. Kennedy (father)
Jennie (Dahlinger) Kennedy (mother)
Eugene Kennedy (brother)

More information

1st Lat Bernard J. Kennedy was a fire fighter.

His brother Eugene also served during the war.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, WWII Draft Card, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tne News - 14 November 1944