Name:
Bernard Anthony Carrather
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36510565
Unit:
317th Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-20
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
11
Grave:
2
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Bernard Anthony Carrather was born on October 28, 1920, in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan. He was the son of Jo Hannah "Josephine" McKenzie Carrather. He served in the 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II.
SSgt Carrather was Killed in Action on August 20, 1944, during the liberation of Argentan, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.
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