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Willie J Brandt
Killed in Action
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Serial number
38413307
Rank
T/5
Unit
146th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B
Date of death
1944-06-06
The story
T/5 Willie Brandt was killed in action on 06 June 1944, serving with Company B, 146th Engineer Combat Battalion.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
Historical evidence
Morning Report
1944-06-14 · 1 page
Military details
Coordinates
49.369933, -0.871649 (sector estimate)
MR date reported
1944-06-14
MR page
7
Confidence level
Estimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series
"Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (146ENG-B), 1944-06-06 — 11 other soldiers lost that day
Clarence A Anders
Pfc
KIA
89 m
Charles E Matthews
Pfc
KIA
261 m
Talmadge D Rains
T/5
KIA
266 m
Alvin F Last
Pfc
KIA
358 m
Marcom C Burns
Pfc
KIA
407 m
Thomas T Simpkins
Sgt
KIA
496 m
Alfred A. Augustine
PFC
DOW
611 m
Homer L Anderson
S/Sgt
KIA
641 m
Sherill Beck
Pvt
KIA
669 m
+ 2 more from this company that day
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