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BRECKENRIDGE, George Anson - Date of
birth
7 December 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana -
Hometown
Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35578164 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
Freudenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James H. Breckenridge (father)
Mary G. (Sanber) Breckenridge (mother)
Clarence E. Breckenridge (brother)
Beulah Breckenridge (wife)
More information
Pvt George A. Breckenridge was a meatcutter before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 4 January 1943.He saw service in the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France as a bulldozer operator and was transferred to the infantry only four days before his death.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hill Family Tree / Indiana Birth Certificates, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, The Franklin Evening Star - 15 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery