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Henry A. CINER
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Source : Andy & Ellen Marchese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33570902 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
18 août 1922 Johnstown, Cambria County, PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Jacob Louis & Victoria Mary Kopec CYNAR Siblings : Frank W, Mildred Emelia, Ann G., Walter, T/4 William Thomas, Helen, Henry A., Florence A & John Robert | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FONCTION | Paratroopers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled transportation occupations |  | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 23 January 1943 Altoona PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| COMPANY | Regimental Headquarters | |||||||||||||||||||||
| REGIMENT | 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DIVISION | 13rd Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 16 August 1944 |
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| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | LeMuy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Draguignan N°3519
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| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Ciner, know to relatives as "Henny", was born on September 18, 1922 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was one of 11 children born to Jacob and Victoria Kopec Cynar, Polish immigrants. He joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 404 M.P.E.G. Co., Prisoner of War Camp, Camp Carson, Colorado in 1943. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : Andy |
He volunteered for airborne training at Ft. Benning, Georgia in October of that year, before joining the 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He saw action in Italy before Operation Dragoon, which was the invasion of southern France. He was a member of the Airborne Pathfinders. Killed In action, August 15, 1944, near LeMuy, France, he rests in the Rhone American Military Cemetery, Draguinan, France along with 800 other comrades in arms. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Normandy/Normandie |
| 13 Aug 1943 | Days of Combat/Jour de Combat -- |
| Casualties/Victimes 13 | |
Entered Combat/Entré au combat |
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Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux Maj. Gen. George W. Griner (Aug 43 - Nov 43) |
Campaigns/Campagnes |
PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP |
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DIVISION CHRONICLE
One of its elements, the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was assigned to the Division 1 March 1945, had previously seen combat in Italy, Southern France, and in the Ardennes. The Division returned to the United States in August 1945 for redeployment to the Pacific but the end of the war precluded its use in combat in that theater. |
CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION
L'un de ses éléments, le 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, affecté à la Division le 1er mars 1945, avait déjà combattu en Italie, dans le sud de la France et dans les Ardennes. La Division retourna aux États-Unis en août 1945 pour un redéploiement dans le Pacifique mais la fin de la guerre empêcha son utilisation au combat dans ce théâtre. |
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| EDITORS | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |