T/SGT Brink, Leonard Olaf
Service number: 20631721
Age: 27
Born: Michigan
Hometown: Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Family:
Stewart Olive Brink (father)
Bethel Estelle (nee Sprague) Brink (mother)
Elizabeth Pearl Brink/Anderson (sister)
Elverton Jack Brink (brother)
Robert Terry Brink (brother)
Rank: Tech Sergeant
Function: Platoon Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: March 26, 1945
Status: Died as a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Monreal, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Spot: Not Available
Last known duty: Near Wiesenbach Road, S.E. of Saint Vith, Belgium.
Awards / Commendations:
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot E, Row 18, Grace 25
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: October 15, 1940, Flint Michigan.
Other information:
There is cenotaph memorial for him at #13756946
T/SGT Brink, Leonard Olaf
Service number: 20631721
Age: 27
Born: Michigan
Hometown: Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Family:
Stewart Olive Brink (father)
Bethel Estelle (nee Sprague) Brink (mother)
Elizabeth Pearl Brink/Anderson (sister)
Elverton Jack Brink (brother)
Robert Terry Brink (brother)
Rank: Tech Sergeant
Function: Platoon Leader
Battalion: 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: B
Date of death: March 26, 1945
Status: Died as a Prisoner Of War
Place of death: Monreal, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Spot: Not Available
Last known duty: Near Wiesenbach Road, S.E. of Saint Vith, Belgium.
Awards / Commendations:
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot E, Row 18, Grace 25
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France
Date of enlistment: October 15, 1940, Flint Michigan.
Other information:
There is cenotaph memorial for him at #13756946
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Michigan.
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