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BRAZIER, Charles Bertis - Date of
birth
20 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Gallatin County, Illinois -
Hometown
Gallatin County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36070425 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Burtis E. Brazier (father)
Sarah K. (Davis) Brazier (mother)
Margie M. Brazier (sister)
More information
Pfc. Charles B. Brazier, a step-brother of Mrs. George Davis, Wood River, and a brother of Mrs. Margie Mildred Brazier Cox, formerly of East Alton but now a resident of Mt. Vernon, Ind. was killed in action in Holland. He served with gliderborne infantry and is believed to have been with a unit cut off near Arnhem. Brazier was reared near Shawneetown, but often had visited his sister and spent his last furlough of two weeks in Alton just before being sent overseas in September of 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph
Photo source: Fred, www.findagrave.com