Martin Cerny

  • ASN:
    33020219
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Oct 24, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jul 12, 1944
FULL NAME:

Martin Cerny

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

33020219

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 24, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jul 12, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Jan 15, 1941
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company A, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jul 12, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    France
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Thorax, generally; Causative Agent: Bullet, Missile Not Stated
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd ID

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Martin Cerny
Army Serial Number
33020219
Enlistment Place
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania
Enlistment Date
15 Jan 1941
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Enlistment Term
One year enlistment
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1917
Birth Place
Pennsylvania
Source Box Number
0599
Source Film Reel Number
2.263
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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