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Personal info

Full name
BRYAN, Andrew Thomas Jr
Date of birth
20 October 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Hometown
Henrico County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
13118107
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
Opheusden, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 1 14

Immediate family

Members
Andrew T. Bryan (father)
Frieda (Solomon) Bryan (mother)
Janette Bryan (sister)
Phyllis Bryan (sister)
John B. Bryan (half-brother)
Orneida K. (Quate) Bryan (wife)

More information

Cpl Andrew Bryan worked for the Piece Dry Company Works in Richmond.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Richmond, Virginia on 1 Ocotber 1942.

He was married to Orneida Quate on 5 August 1943 in Richmond, Virginia.

Cpl Bryan was killed by machine gun fire.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.specialforcesroh.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, Birth Index, Headstone and Interment Record, Marriage Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.specialforcesroh.com, www.findagrave.com