| Name |
Behrns, Warren W. |
| Birth |
5 Jun 1914 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BEHR.W001 |
| _FGRAVE |
73023616 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company F, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd 'Golden Cross' Infantry Division, United States Army [2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on September 25, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified as a Rifleman (Military Occupational Specialty 745). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 17, 1945 bound for The Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company F, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd 'Golden Cross' Infantry Division in the Luzon and Southern Philippines Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on May 12, 1945 while engaged in braking up the last organized resistance of the enemy by capturing the San Nicholas-Tebbo-Itogon Route. Treated and recuperated at the 43rd Field Hospital. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal With 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. Honorably discharged as a Private on April 11, 1946 at The Separation Center, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2009973
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Behrns, Warren W. (1914-1964)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Behrns, Warren W. (1914-1964)
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Battle of Luzon, World War II
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33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army
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33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Bronze Star Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Army
See "Histories" for more information |
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Armed Forces
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
27 Jul 1964 [1] |
| Burial |
Westlawn Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Behrns, Warren W.
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Headstone, Behrns, Warren W.
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| Person ID |
I43156 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
16 Jul 2023 |
English
1914 - 1964 (50 years)
