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BRUNKO, Walter Otto - Date of
birth
1 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
Wright County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37293708 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Momerstroff, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry Brunko (father)
Mary S. (Huebner) Brunko (mother)
Rosa Brunko (sister)
Clara M. Brunko (sister)
Laura D. Brunko (sister)
Carl H. Brunko (brother)
Adolph W. Brunko (brother)
Fredrick G. Brunko (brother)
Mary W. Brunko (sister)
Irene Brunko (sister)
Esther H. Brunko (sister)
Martha E. Brunko (sister)
Vera M. B. Brunko (sister)
Olinda M. (Muehring) Brunko (wife)
Phyllis A. Brunko (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Walter O. Brunko was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index / Toenjes Family Tree, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Ynot Renken / Cyril Toenjes