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BRADWELL, William Linsley - Date of
birth
21 January 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Angus, Boone County, Iowa -
Hometown
Grand Junction, Greene County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37659832 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
312th Engineer Combat Battalion,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 8 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harold L. Bradwell (father)
Winnie M. (Reed) Bradwell (mother)
Freda Bradwell (sister)
Robert L. Bradwell (brother)
John R. Bradwell (brother)
Elsie L. Bradwell (sister)
Naomi E. Bradwell (sister)
Philip H. Bradwell (brother)
Rodger D. Bradwell (brother)
Delorah Bradwell (sister)
Mary E. (Rigor) Bradwell (wife)
Rita K. Bradwell (daughter)
More information
Pfc William L. Bradwell attended high school for two years and was a laborer in a factory before he enlisted in Camo, Iowa on 5 February 1943.The explosives used in the mines planted by the engineers were known by chemists and engineers to explode spontaneously if it became cold.The planners had no intention of using the mines in a cold climate, but they expected the war in Europe to be over before the winter of 1944. 24 Members of 312th ECB were inside a building receiving instruction about placing mines, when the mines exploded, destroying the building they were in and two buildings to the left. The explosion was heard seven miles away.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hasstedt and Reed, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Jon Strupp