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Personal info

Full name
BRUNSON, Lee Otis
Date of birth
10 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Marquez, Leon County, Texas
Hometown
Shelby County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38099706
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 December 1944
Place of death
Near Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Edward G. Brunson (father)
Laura L. (Ferguson) Brunson (mother)
Helen L. Brunson (sister)
Gordon G. Brunson (brother)
Earl G. Brunson (brother)
Mary V. Brunson (sister)
Jesse C. Brunson (brother)
Johnny T. Brunson (brother)
Vernon O. Brunson (brother)

More information

Pfc Lee O. Brunson worked on a farm before he enlisted in Camp Wolters, Texas on 17 March 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Samuel Thomas Doty Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman / Larry Hume