Herman S. Rienerth

  • ASN:
    35013271
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Nov 6, 1911
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jul 14, 1992
FULL NAME:

Herman S. Rienerth

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

35013271

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Nov 6, 1911
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jul 14, 1992
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Youngstown, Ohio

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Mar 14, 1941
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Cleveland, Ohio
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    23rd Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Sergeant (Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Squad Leader
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal

SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
  • He enlisted as a Private; was appointed Corporal on September 9, 1942;
  • Appointed Sergeant on April 26, 1944.
  • Foreign Service: Left US October 8, 1943
  • Arrived ETO October 19 1943
  • Arrived back in US Aug 17, 1944.
  • Honorably discharged by C.D.D. - Crile General Hospital - Nov 1, 1944.
STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • DATE:
    Jun 14, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Normandy, France
  • NOTES:
    Bullets in abdomen and hand, evacuated.
HONORED BY:

Monica Palmer, Granddaughter

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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
Herman S Rienerth
Army Serial Number
35013271
Enlistment Place
Cleveland Ohio
Enlistment Date
14 Mar 1941
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Mahoning County, Ohio
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
4 years of high school
Occupation
Collectors, bills and accounts
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1911
Birth Place
Ohio
Source Box Number
0882
Source Film Reel Number
3.304
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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