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BRINKMAN, Joseph - Date of
birth
15 December 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Danzig, McIntosh County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Township 131, McIntosh County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37081973 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
Boulaide, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 72 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry J. Brinkman (father)
Elizabeth C. (Corry) Brinkman (mother)
Fred Brinkman (brother)
Edward Brinkman (brother)
Josephine Brinkman (sister)
Florence Brinkman (sister)
Amos E. Brinkman (brother)
Inas Brinkman (sister)
Leo Brinkman (brother)
Henry V. Brinkman (brother)
Fayette Brinkman (sister)
Ethel Brinkman (sister)
August E. Brinkman (brother)
Eddie Brinkman (brother)
Johnny Brinkman (brother)
More information
Sgt Joseph Brinkman worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 27 March 1941. He was sent overseas on 29 September 1944.He died of a bullet wound in the neck and cervical cord.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Anderson Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Rene L