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BRACEY, Bruce Hirth - Date of
birth
3 February 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33920015 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reipertswiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 45 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bruce B. Bracey (father)
Pauline J. (Hirth) Bracey (mother)
Mary L. Bracey (sister)
Rosemary (Schulken) Bracey (wife)
James W. Bracey (son)
Sharon L. Bracey (daughter)
More information
Pvt Bruce H. Bracey attended Duquesne University for four years and was a salesman before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 22 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / Bracey Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Pittsburgh Press Pennsylvania 25 April 1945