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BREWER, Daniel - Date of
birth
21 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11071164 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
15 October 1944 - Place of
death
Opheusden, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Aime H. Gamache (stepfather)
Christine Brewer (mother)
More information
Sgt. Daniel Brewer was employed at the Millbury plant of the Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills before he enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 7 August 1942.He was reported seriously wounded on 7 June 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his outfit in August 1944.
On 5 or 6 October 1944 a group of soldiers of the 506th PIR were resting in a barn in Opheusden after heavy fighting. One of the soldiers was fooling around with his gun when it suddenly fired. The ball bounced against a concrete wall and wounded Daniel Brewer in his belly. He died shortly thereafter.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www. archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, Willem Schols