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BRUSKE, Otto James - Date of
birth
23 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan -
Hometown
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16109688 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Reconnaissance Company,
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
12 May 1945 - Place of
death
Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto Bruske (father)
Helen M. (Goodar) Bruske (mother)
Ralph E. Bruske (brother)
Norman J. Bruske (brother)
Herman Bruske (brother)
Ethel L. Bruske (sister)
Dorothy M. Bruske (sister)
More information
Pfc Otto J. Bruske was employed at the Handcock Manufacturing Company before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 3 September 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.tankdestroyer.net, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux / Lakegirl
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Astrid