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BRIGHTSMAN, Gerald - Date of
birth
5 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39540548 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Beek, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 8 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry Brightsman (father)
Muriel (Whitman) Brightsman (mother)
Lloyd E. Gorton (stepfather)
Donald R. Brightsman (brother)
Lloyd E. Gorton (half-brother)
Patricia Gorton (half-sister)
More information
Pfc Gerald Brightsman attended The Dalles High School.He enlisted on 23 October 1942 in Los Angeles in California.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.warcemeteries.nl
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, www.warcemeteries.nl