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BRIGHAM, Harry Edward - Date of
birth
15 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
South Dakota -
Hometown
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37482263 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Litter Bearer -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bettel, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard V. Brigham (father)
Marie Brigham (mother)
Fidelia Brigham (sister)
James Brigham (brother)
Vivian Brigham (sister)
Frances M. (Moore) Brigham (wife)
Phyllis M. Brigham (daughter)
More information
T/5 Harry E. Brigham enlisted on 19 June 1943 and was sent overseas in December 1943.He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal of his action on 22 July 1944. The citation cited: On July 22, in France, Pvt Brigham, with complete disregard for his own safety, went forward with another litter bearer and evacuated a wounded American soldier who was lying in a field between the front lines of our own forces and those of the enemy. The field was under heavy mortar and shell fire, and the length of the litter haul was 300 yards under extremely hazardous conditions.
At the time of his death his brother James served in Germany.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, AAR 51st inf. battalion August 44 thru May 1945, www.newspapers.com - Argus Leader
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Argus Leader