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Andrew R. Brummer worked on his parents farm and did all the jobs that he came across to earn some money for his family.
He was enlisted in 1941 and was trained in anti-aircraft artillery. After his basic training and the anti-aircraft training he was shipped from Trenton, New Jersey to Europe. When there were no airplanes left to shoot the Army transferred him to the Infantry and he had not had any Infantry training. Basically he did not know what to do, remembers his sister Isabel Marie Knudson.

He joined the 35th Infantry Division after being transferred from the 26th Infantry Division on 16 December 1944.

He was reported missing in action from 7 January 1945 until 8 July 1945 although he was buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Foy on 25 May 1945. This was on the same day that his remains were found by Mr. M. Gabriel, a citizen of Lutrebois.

He died of shot wounds in the chest.

He was disinterred on 22 September 1948 and given his final resting place at Herni-Chapelle on 3 November 1948.

Andrew's sister Isabella Marie wrote in her Memories : The boys were required to go to school for 40 days a year, and that is all they went. Then they would leave school to hunt,trap or help out on the farm. My brothers always carried a 22 rifle with them. When they got to school, they just pulled the bolt out and gave it to the teacher. Before and after school they would hunt or check their traps. Herb and Andy were very close brothers. Herb was big and Andy was smaller, maybe 5'11", and finer boned. When they hired out to work they always paid Herb and said "Give the little one something if you want".