Behrns, Warren W.

1914 - 1964  (50 years)

• 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
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Army See "Histories" for more information
  		Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Armed Forces
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Behrns, Warren W. (1914-1964) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army
  		33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Battle of Luzon, World War II
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Behrns, Warren W. (1914-1964)
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  Death	27 Jul 1964  [1]
  Burial	Westlawn Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Behrns, Warren W.
  		Headstone, Behrns, Warren W.
  Person ID	I43156	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Westlawn Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13536] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Behrns, Warren W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73023616/warren-w.-behrns), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15019] World War II Honoree, Warren W. Behrns, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2009973) (Reliability: 2).