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BREWSTER, Ersel Jewell - Date of
birth
23 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38336801 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Khendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Y. Brewster (father)
Lily B. (Laningham) Brewster (mother)
Albert T. Brewster (brother)
Thomas E. Brewster (brother)
Young H. Brewster (brother)
Cecil K. Brewster (brother)
Billie M. (Gulledge) Brewster (wife)
Mike Brewster (son)
More information
Pfc Ersel J. Brewster attended Innis High School.He was married to Billie Gulledge on 8 June 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Karron M. Guillory, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kay Gamble & Phillip Bowen, Storiesbehindthestars.org