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BRACKER, Donald Clare Mark - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois -
Hometown
Knox County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-547670 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Paustenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Emil M. D. Bracker (father)
Ada M. (Dinkelman) Bracker (mother)
Charlotte E. Bracker (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Don C. M. Bracker joined the U.S. Army Reserve as a private in Galesburg, Illinois on 23 May 1942. He attended college for 2 years and worked in an automobile factory before he joined the army.He was killed on the first day he went into combat.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, http://www.wwiimemorial.com/, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com - Laura Plummer Ranville, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Ohio, County Marriages
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Kathie Schmoll