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BREWER, Robert Rice - Date of
birth
29 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14163552 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
Stalag 3C
Alt Drewitz Brandenburg, Prussia 52-14, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Frank G. Brewer (father)
Nina R. Brewer (mother)
Frank G. Brewer (brother)
Donald H. Brewer (brother)
Lela H. Brewer (sister)
Mary J. Brewer (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Robert R. Brewer enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 14 October 1942.The U.S. National Archives World War II Prisoners of War Data File (12/7/1941-11/19/1946) confirms that S/Sgt Brewer was taken prisoner on 11 June 1944. That same file states that he died as a POW in Stalag 3C in Alt Drewitz Brandenburg, Prussia 52-14.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Gerrie Franken, www.ancestry.com - Woodlawn High School 1938, Auburn University 1939