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Personal info

Full name
BRAND, Charles Joseph
Date of birth
12 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hometown
Newburgh, Orange County, New York

Military service

Service number
32313054
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
68th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 December 1944
Place of death
Near Metzing, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 31 32

Immediate family

Members
William Brand (father)
Mary Brand (mother)
William J. Brand (brother)
Frank C. Brand (brother)

More information

Sgt Charles J. Brand attended high school for four years and was a weaver before he enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York on 10 April 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, 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 / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.super6th.org
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