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BRANSTED, Russell William Sr - Date of
birth
11 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Michigan -
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36292120 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 22 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Floyd W. Bransted Sr. (father)
Pearl (Melotte) Bransted (mother)
Floyd W. Bransted Jr. (brother)
Doris L. Bransted (sister)
Florence R. (Scharmer) Bransted (wife)
Russell W. Bransted Jr. (son)
More information
Sgt Russell W. Bransted Sr. attended college and was a maintenance painter.He enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 24 December 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lange Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Russell Lange / bschultz30169 / Lincoln High school Yearbook 1938