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BRINKERHOFF, Donald Albert - Date of
birth
24 June 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19118224 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mannheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 12 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jacob A. Brinkerhof (father)
Charlotte M. (Ladenburger) Brinkerhoff (mother)
Roy A. Brinkerhoff (brother)
John W. Brinkerhoff (brother)
Ellen C. Brinkerhoff (sister)
More information
Cpl Donald A. Brinkerhoff attended high school for four years and was a student before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Bozeman, Montana on 25 September 1942.
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 / Schmid Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Kalispell Montana