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BROSEY, Oliver William - Date of
birth
14 August 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13095348 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Lindenweg
Miescheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oliver F. Brosey (father)
Ada M. (Dissinger) Brosey (mother)
June E. (Soskin) Brosey (wife)
Judith Brosey (daughter)
Jacqueline Brosey (daughter)
More information
Sgt Oliver W. Brosey attended John Piersol Mccaskey High School.He was sent overseas in November 1944.
On the evening of 22 February 1945 the farm where the 3rd Platoon of B Company had found shelter, blew up, due to the detonation of a shaped charge, called a "Beehive". At that moment, 58 people were in the building. 51 of them were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans
Photo source: Siem Voogt