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BREWER, Henry Harlyn - Date of
birth
4 October 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Lawrencebury, Lawrence County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34336051 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elly B. (Armstrong) Brewer (mother)
Jamie Brewer (brother)
Thomas S. Brewer (brother)
Bessie Brewer (sister)
Mary Brewer (sister)
Norma Brewer (sister)
Irma (Kilpatrick) Brewer (wife)
Donald R. Brewer (son)
More information
Pfc Henry H. Brewer was an employer of Avondale Mills before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 30 July 1942.He was reported lightly wounded in action in Sivry, France on 5 October and brought to the 101th Evacuation Hospital where he died of his wounds.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com