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BRUCKER, Lawrence Edward - Date of
birth
21 November 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
El Paso County, Texas -
Hometown
Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18029254 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1946 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Henry J. Brucker (father)
Julia Brucker (mother)
Leo P. Brucker (brother)
More information
Pfc Lawrence E. Brucker attended high school for 2 years and was a clerk before he joined the Regular Army on 28 September 1940.He was officially declared death one year and one day after he went missing and was presumed death. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Hatten, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Texas Birth Index, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Have Paws will travel