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Personal info

Full name
BRANDON, Harry Edward
Date of birth
5 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Flushing, Belmont County, Ohio
Hometown
Newcomerstown, Belmont County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35294942
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 10 21

Immediate family

Members
James M. Brandon (father)
Frances E. (Pittman) Brandon (mother)
Floyd E. Brandon (brother)
Thelma L. Brandon (sister)
Edna M. Brandon (sister)
Arthur M. Brandon (brother)
Stanley R. Brandon (brother)
Gladys Brandon (sister)
Franklin W. Brandon (brother)
Laura F. Brandon (sister)
Donna L. Brandon (sister)
June I. (Simeral) Brandon (wife)
Harry E. Brandon (son)
Patricia M. Brandon (daughter)

More information

Pvt Harry E. Brandon enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 4 November 1943.

His initial burial took place on Grand Failly Cemetery, Longuyon, France.

Source of information: André Koch, Shelley (granddaughter), Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Roberta Everett, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / Cooper Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Jasper885