Ward Beacher Bird was born Apr. 15, 1923 to Grover Cleveland and Emma Alice Row Bird. He died Apr. 18, 1945 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Pvt. Bird served in World War II with the U.S. Army 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division and was KIA in Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
