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Personal info

Full name
BREN, Bennie Frederich Jr
Date of birth
8 August 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Minnesota
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
17049672
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 7 2

Immediate family

Members
Bennie F. Bren (father)
Ida M. (Miller) Bren (mother)
Marian E. Bren (sister)
Stella I. Bren (sister)
Viriginia B. Bren (sister)

More information

Bennie F. Bren Jr. enlisted on 26 February 1942 at Fort Snelling in Minnesota.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Joek Hulsmann, Curtis Wynkoop, www.findagrave.com - Fred