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Sgt William L Braun

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Sgt William L Braun Veteran

Birth
Mercer, McLean County, North Dakota, USA
Death
1 Oct 1944 (aged 25)
Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
• PLOT H / ROW 14 / GRAVE 17
Memorial ID
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Sergeant Braun served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 3HQ

He also served with the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Glider Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• December 7, 1942
• Fort Snelling in Minnesota
• 37542404

His civilian occupation at enlistment was in:
• Sales

He was Killed In Action in:
Holland during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Burleigh County, North Dakota

He was a 1937 graduate of:
• Mercer High School

He was the son of:
Jacob Braun (03/11/1891 - 11/10/1981)
Christina Mueller Braun (10/10/1894 - 12/12/1985)

He was the brother of:
• Herbert B Braun (04/24/1915 - 10/03/1995)
• Edna F Braun Jensen (c. 1916 - ????)
Laura A Braun Torzeski (1917 - 03/15/2003)
Alice Helen Braun Fellows (11/05/1920 - 06/04/2018)
Anna M Braun Chrisman (1922 - 2000)
• Meinhardt E Braun (c. 1924 - ????)
• Frances A Braun Steele (c. 1927 - ????)

He was the husband of:
• Marie L Braun (???? - ????)
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Sergeant Braun served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 3HQ

He also served with the:
• 101st Airborne Division
• 401st Glider Infantry Regiment

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• December 7, 1942
• Fort Snelling in Minnesota
• 37542404

His civilian occupation at enlistment was in:
• Sales

He was Killed In Action in:
Holland during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Burleigh County, North Dakota

He was a 1937 graduate of:
• Mercer High School

He was the son of:
Jacob Braun (03/11/1891 - 11/10/1981)
Christina Mueller Braun (10/10/1894 - 12/12/1985)

He was the brother of:
• Herbert B Braun (04/24/1915 - 10/03/1995)
• Edna F Braun Jensen (c. 1916 - ????)
Laura A Braun Torzeski (1917 - 03/15/2003)
Alice Helen Braun Fellows (11/05/1920 - 06/04/2018)
Anna M Braun Chrisman (1922 - 2000)
• Meinhardt E Braun (c. 1924 - ????)
• Frances A Braun Steele (c. 1927 - ????)

He was the husband of:
• Marie L Braun (???? - ????)
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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56297033/william_l-braun: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt William L Braun (16 Jan 1919–1 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56297033, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).