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BRAINARD, Lloyd A - Date of
birth
6 October 1906 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Shiawassee County, Michigan -
Hometown
Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20632079 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 September 1944 - Place of
death
Dogneville, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
William H. Brainard (father)
Emma E. (Menter) Brainard (mother)
Shelida Brainard (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Lloyd A. Brainard attended high school for 1 year before he joined the National Guard in Owosso, Michigan on 15 October 1940.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bouvanizer Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Glenn Geirland
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - Sdombrosky