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BRASHEAR, George P - Date of
birth
11 May 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17076384 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 31 | 34 |
Immediate family
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Members
William A. Brashear (father)
Mattie L. Brashear (mother)
William Brashear (brother)
Nannie L. Brashear (sister)
Garnett D. Brashear (brother)
Lewis G. Brashear (brother)
Russell Brashear (brother)
Alice E. Brashear (sister)
Irene Brashear (wife)
More information
Pfc George P. Brashear was employed at the Sheffield Steel corporation plant before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 6 August 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Democrat-News - 13 December 1944