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Personal info

Full name
BRUNER, Hal Lee
Date of birth
1 June 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Branch, Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
O1308594
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
Near Bezange-la-Petite, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 22 50

Immediate family

Members
Hal C. Bruner (father)
Kate (Gray) Bruner (mother)
Frank Bruner (brother)
Mildred (Smith) Bruner (wife)

More information

1st Lt Hal L. Bruner graduated from Rayne High School in 1930 and the University of Texas Law School in 1936. He was a promising young attorney before he enlisted at Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 27 June 1942.

He is killed by enemy sniper.

Lt Bruner was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com – The Crowley Post Signal Louisiana 29 November 1944, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: : www.findagrave.com - Laura S., The Crowley Post-Signal - 9 November 1944