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Personal info

Full name
BRUCE, Orbie Lee
Date of birth
30 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Lawrence County, Alabama
Hometown
Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34580660
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hardigny-Bourcy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 11 12

Immediate family

Members
William O. Bruce (father)
Mollie B. (Colburn) Bruce (mother)
Lillian G. Bruce (sister)
James W. Bruce (brother)
Gladys E. Bruce (sister)
Grace M. Bruce (sister)
David O. Bruce (brother)
Elwood Bruce (brother)
Clarence W. Bruce (brother)

More information

Pvt Orbie L. Bruce enlisted at Fort McLellan, Alabama on 18 November 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com