2LT Richard Wallace Brokaw (1921-1945)

2LT Richard Wallace Brokaw Veteran

Birth

18 Aug 1921

Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Death

29 Mar 1945 (aged 23)

Bürgeln, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germany

Burial

Shelby-Oakland Cemetery

Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA Add to Map

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2LT. Brokaw, Richard Wallace

Service number: O-1321740

Age: 23

Born: August 18, 1921, Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Hometown: Shelby, Ohio

Family:

Herman Clyde Brokaw (father)

Florence Julia (nee Collins) Brokaw (mother)

Alice Winifred (nee Meakins) Brokaw (wife)

Richard William Brokaw (son)

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Function: Not available

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: March 29, 1945

Status: Died Of Wounds

Place of death: Bürgeln, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germany

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Shelby-Oakland Cemetery

Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Date of enlistment:

Other information:

2LT. Brokaw, Richard Wallace

Service number: O-1321740

Age: 23

Born: August 18, 1921, Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Hometown: Shelby, Ohio

Family:

Herman Clyde Brokaw (father)

Florence Julia (nee Collins) Brokaw (mother)

Alice Winifred (nee Meakins) Brokaw (wife)

Richard William Brokaw (son)

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Function: Not available

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: March 29, 1945

Status: Died Of Wounds

Place of death: Bürgeln, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hessen, Germany

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ Army Presidential Unit Citation

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Shelby-Oakland Cemetery

Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Date of enlistment:

Other information:

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Parents

Spouse

Alice Winifred Meakins Reynolds

1924–2000

Children

Richard William Brokaw

1944–2002

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Herman Clyde Brokaw

Florence Julia "Pat" Collins Brokaw

Alice Winifred Meakins Reynolds

Richard William Brokaw

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Florence Julia "Pat" Collins Brokaw

Alice Winifred Meakins Reynolds

Richard William Brokaw

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