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ROGERS, Brian Curtis - Date of
birth
14 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Tariff, Roane County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Geary, Roane County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35204605 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reipertswiller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
John S. Rogers (father)
Zona L. (Sleeth) Rogers (mother)
Bernice M. Rogers (sister)
Alya I. Rogers (sister)
Benton M. Rogers (brother)
Nora I. Rogers (sister)
Helen V. Rogers (sister)
Mary L. Rogers (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Brian C. Rogers attended high school for 4 years and was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 15 April 1941.He was killed by sniper fire in the Battle of Reipertswiller, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Marilyn Erion , www.archives.gov
– WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Marilyn Erion
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Marilyn Erion, www.wwiimemorial.com – Marilyn Erion