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Personal info

Full name
BRAUN, Orville Sylvester
Date of birth
6 August 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Marrs Township, Posey County, Indiana
Hometown
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
O1293001
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
In the area of Uberach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 36 22

Immediate family

Members
Frederick J. Braun (father)
Mathilda H. (Jourdan) Braun (mother)
Alpha L. Braun (sister)
Raymond O. Braun (brother)
Arthur F. Braun (brother)
Charles E. Braun (brother)
Earl E. Braun (brother)
Evelyn M. Braun (half-sister)
Helen S. Braun (half-sister)
Verna M. Braun (half-sister)
Velma (Varner) Braun (wife)

More information

1Lt Orville S. Braun enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 5 April 1941.

He was wounded in the face and foot by schrapnel on 25 November 1944. For his wounds he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Birth Certificates / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Thomas Welsch