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Personal info

Full name
BRANSON, France Milton
Date of birth
7 April 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Freeport, Harper County, Kansas
Hometown
Warren, Cochise County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
39863787
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wickeswihr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 35 13

Immediate family

Members
Willis D. Branson (father)
Osie M. (Buxton) Branson (mother)
Leona Branson (sister)
Wilda G. Branson (brother)
Marvin B. Branson (brother)
Roberta R. Branson (sister)
Ellawanda Branson (sister)
Ruth E. Branson (wife)
Shermanette R. Branson (daughter)

More information

Pfc France M. Branson was a mechanic employed by the W.S. Silvers Motor Service Garage.

He enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona on 11 November 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy