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Personal info

Full name
BRAMAN, Richard William
Date of birth
25 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Greenway, Clay County, Arkansas
Hometown
Clay County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38451819
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
274th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Saarbrücken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 38 32

Immediate family

Members
Rudy M. Braman (father)
Olive A. (Edwards) Braman (mother)
James M. Braman (brother)
Wanda L. Braman (sister)
Cleta M. Braman (sister)
Cloreta J. Braman (sister)
Gertie A. Braman (sister)

More information

Pfc Richard W. Braman enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 22 February 1943.

He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Williamson Edwards Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.trailblazersww2.org
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Catlett