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Personal info

Full name
BRAND, Manny "Emanuel"
Date of birth
21 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32353495
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicitiny of Menningen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 10 61

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Brand (father)
Lena (Katz) Brand (mother)
Milton Brand (brother)
William Brand (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Manny Brand worked in a textile factory.

He enlisted at Fort Jay, New York on 13 June 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards 1942-1947, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Hannah Majewski - Gary Brand