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PFC Vivian Francis Brookshier

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PFC Vivian Francis Brookshier Veteran

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
16 Aug 1944 (aged 22)
Theoule-sur-Mer, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Burial
Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 11 Grave 9
Memorial ID
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He was assigned to A Company of the 141st Inf Regiment. He was killed by German artillery fire near a railroad tunnel west of Theoule sur Mer. The Germans had targeted the tunnel knowing that it would be a natural place of shelter.
He was assigned to A Company of the 141st Inf Regiment. He was killed by German artillery fire near a railroad tunnel west of Theoule sur Mer. The Germans had targeted the tunnel knowing that it would be a natural place of shelter.

Inscription

VIVIAN F. BROOKSHIER
PFC 141 INF 36 DIV
MISSOURI AUG 16 1944

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Missouri.



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  • Maintained by: Don Jones
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56510499/vivian_francis-brookshier: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Vivian Francis Brookshier (16 Mar 1922–16 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56510499, citing Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; Maintained by Don Jones (contributor 13966416).