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Personal info

Full name
BRISCO, Douglas J
Date of birth
23 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Bradford, Steuben County, New York
Hometown
Erwin, Steuben County, New York

Military service

Service number
32473607
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
Near Grosskarlbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 20

Immediate family

Members
William F. Brisco (father)
Emma A. (Rolfe) Brisco (mother)
Fanny R. Brisco (sister)

More information

T/5 Douglas J. Brisco enlisted in Rochester, New York on 12 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Terrill Hayes Tree, http://www.12tharmoredmuseum.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery