2nd Lt. Elmer Ferdinand Kern Jr.
Born: 22 March 1923 – Colorado
Parents: Elmer F. Kern Sr. & Myrtis Kern
Siblings: 1 sister
Home:
– 413 South Seventh Avenue, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1940
– Purdue University
– Bachelor of Science – 1943
Inducted:
– 17 February 1943 – Indianapolis, Indiana
– U.S. Army
Serial Number: Unknown
Training:
– Fort Sill, Oklahoma
– Fort Cooke, California
Unit: 365th Field Artillery Battalion, 97th Infantry Division
Engagements:
– European Theater
– Battle of the Ruhr Pocket, Germany
Killed in Action:
– 10 April 1945
Buried:
– Greenwood Memorial Park – San Diego, California
Medals:
– Purple Heart
Note: Family moved to San Diego in early 1940s
