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Private Donald J Brandt
Name | Donald J Brandt |
Rank | Private |
Army Serial # | 35921057 |
State | Ohio |
Date of death | 1944-08-05 |
Plot, Row, Grave | L, 16, 13 |
Cemetery | Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France, Google Maps |
Role | MOS 745 Rifleman |
Unit | G Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
Awards | |
Remarks | Private Brandt was a member of G Company. The morning report for August 11, 1944 on page 18 lists him as killed in action on August 5, 1944. The page can be seen below. Robert Coyle, son of S/Sgt. Richard Coyle, provided a page of his fathers scrapbook. His father was Squad Leader of 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, G Company, 329th Infantry Regiment and it shows Donald Brandt as KIA on August 5, 1944 in Chateauneuf. Picture can be seen below. Another picture can be seen of a sign erected in Barby, Germany for the officers and men of G Company, 329th who died during World War 2. This sign also lists Private Brandt. |
Documents | - Scrapbook S/Sgt. Richard Coyle - Sign Soldiers Field. Barby, Germany. - MR G Co 08-1944 page 18 |
Grave | Soldier | |
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