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BRACK, Alvia Elmer - Date of
birth
18 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Rush Center, Rush County, Kansas -
Hometown
Rush County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37526672 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
88th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
8th Armored Division,
A Troop
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Injuries - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Dorsten, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter E. Brack (father)
Olinda (Brack) Brack (mother)
Marjorie A. Brack (sister)
Vivian Brack (sister)
Eona E. Brack (sister)
Patty L. Brack (sister)
More information
Pvt Alvia E. Brack worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 21 May 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8th-armored.org, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, Wichita Kansas Library - WWII Memorial booklet "Published by Bob Campbell Post no. 1361, Veterans of Foreign War"
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Wichita Kansas Library - WWII Memorial booklet "Published by Bob Campbell Post no. 1361, Veterans of Foreign War"