PVT. Bigness, Vernon Lawrence
Service number: 12081523
Age: 30
Born: July 8, 1914, Black River, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Hometown: Black River, New York
Family:
Charles Bigness (father)
Rose Delina (nee Bishop) Bigness (mother)
Kathryn Lee (nee Robinson) Bigness (wife)
Roselyn Lyn Bigness/McCormick (daughter)
Marilyn Bigness (daughter)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 203rd Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: D
Date of death: January 21, 1945
Status: Died as a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Ehrang, Stadtkreis Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Spot: Along the Moselle River near Ehrang, Germany
Last known duty: vicinity of crossroads at Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot E, Row 4, Grave 31
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembou
Date of enlistment:
Other information :
Captured by the German Army around Dec. 23, 1944, near Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium during the "Battle of the Bulge".
As a P.O.W. he tried an attempted escape from Gerolstein, Germany along with Pvt. Asa B. Golden Jr (memorial #35485349), who eventually was shot on Jan 21, 1945.
PVT. Bigness, Vernon Lawrence
Service number: 12081523
Age: 30
Born: July 8, 1914, Black River, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Hometown: Black River, New York
Family:
Charles Bigness (father)
Rose Delina (nee Bishop) Bigness (mother)
Kathryn Lee (nee Robinson) Bigness (wife)
Roselyn Lyn Bigness/McCormick (daughter)
Marilyn Bigness (daughter)
Rank: Private
Function: Not available
Battalion: 203rd Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: D
Date of death: January 21, 1945
Status: Died as a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Ehrang, Stadtkreis Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Spot: Along the Moselle River near Ehrang, Germany
Last known duty: vicinity of crossroads at Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot E, Row 4, Grave 31
Cemetery: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembou
Date of enlistment:
Other information :
Captured by the German Army around Dec. 23, 1944, near Baraque de Fraiture, Belgium during the "Battle of the Bulge".
As a P.O.W. he tried an attempted escape from Gerolstein, Germany along with Pvt. Asa B. Golden Jr (memorial #35485349), who eventually was shot on Jan 21, 1945.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from New York.
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