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BRAUN, Fritz - Date of
birth
22 December 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Langenselbold, Germany -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33887340 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bensheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
Margaret Braun (mother)
More information
Pfc Fritz Braun attended high school for four years and was a machinist before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 5 May 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments to his buttock and hip.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
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