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BRUBAKER, Richard K - Date of
birth
15 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa -
Hometown
Scott County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
W2126999 -
Rank
Warrant Officer Junior Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
22nd Armored Engineer Battalion,
5th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Thuel A. Brubaker (father)
Lillian A. (Johnson) Brubaker (mother)
Raymond E. Brubaker (brother)
Eileen E. Brubaker (sister)
Russell W. Brubaker (brother)
Jack D. Brubaker (brother)
Merrell Brubaker (brother)
Mary E. (Stutt) Brubaker (wife)
Marcia A. Brubaker (daughter)
More information
WOJG Richard K. Brubaker entered the service on 11 April 1939.W/O Brubaker's brother, Pfc Russell W. Brubaker is Missing in Action in Hawaii on 21 July 1944.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1925 State Census / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Waterloo Daily Courier 10 October 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - soilsister, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree