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Personal info

Full name
BRINSON, Logan George
Date of birth
14 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Andrew County, Missouri
Hometown
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37518740
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
Near Riedwihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 24 20

Immediate family

Members
John S. Brinson (father)
Maude L. (Knowles) Brinson (mother)
William A. Brinson (brother)
Viola M. Brinson (sister)
Glenn V. Brinson (brother)
Ervin C. Brinson (brother)
Frank E. Brinson (brother)
Minnie Brinson (sister)
Bertha Brinson (sister)
Raymond R. Brinson (brother)
Albert R. Brinson (brother)
Myrtle V. Brinson (sister)

More information

T/Sgt Logan G. Brinson was a farmhand, employed by Olie Brett before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 26 March 1943.

T/Sgt Brinson was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his action on 29 December 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat - 25 May 1945