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Personal info

Full name
BRINKMAN, Howard Walter
Date of birth
1 September 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36765268
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gangelt-Birgden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 31 20

Immediate family

Members
Henry T. Brinkman (father)
Esther (Nystedt) Brinkman (mother)

More information

Pfc Howard W. Brinkman was employed at H J Heinz Company.

He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 15 August 1944. He was promoted to Pfc on 30 September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Dohl Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com