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BRIAN, Donald Francis - Date of
birth
17 May 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Jasper, Rock County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6565440 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bergheim, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Roy E. Brian (father)
Caroline G. (Abbott) Brian (mother)
Roy E. Brian (brother)
Eugene R. Brian (brother)
Ruth C. Brian (sister)
Robert H. Brian (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Donald F. Brian enlisted in Raleigh, North Carolina on 22 May 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com -1920/1930 Census, U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for December 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-409-e-by-name.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman