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BRABHAM, Gerald Waldo - Date of
birth
13 February 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Smoaks, Colleton County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Smoaks, Colleton County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20405031 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Longsdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
William B. Brabham (father)
Lettie A. (Breland) Brabham (mother)
Marie Brabham (sister)
Alma V. Brabham (sister)
Mildred L. Brabham (sister)
Ruth I. Brabham (sister)
More information
Pvt Gerald Braham worked on a farm before he joined the National Guard in Walterboro Army Air Corps Base, South Carolina on 16 September 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Breland Families Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery