World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
Sterling, ND
County:
Burleigh
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Sgt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Circumstances:
Killed in action in Holland.
Biography:
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. Name included on the All Veterans Memorial State Capitol Grounds Bismarck North Dakota under the county of Burleigh. Memorialized at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. William L. Braun World War II Service # 37542404 Rank Sergeant, U.S. Army Unit 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Entered Service From North Dakota Date of Death October 1, 1944 Buried Plot H Row 14 Grave 17 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Purple Heart From the Register of North Dakota Veterans WWII and Korea page 170: BRAUN, WILLIAM L. SN 37 542 404; born Mercer, NDak 16 Jan 19; resident Burleigh County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 14 Dec 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 1 Oct 44 Holland; SGT; buried in Plot H, Now 14, Grave 17, Netherlands, Holland. From Fields of Honor database: BRAUN, William L Servicenumber: 37542404 Age: 25 Born: 1919, Mercer, McLean County, North Dakota Hometown: Sterling, Burleigh County, North Dakota Family: Jacob Braun (father) Christina L. Braun (mother) Herbert B. Braun (brother) Edna F. Braun (sister) Laura A. Braun (sister) Helen Braun (sister) Anna M. Braun (sister) Frances A. Braun (sister) Meinhart E. Braun (brother) Marie L. Braun (wife) Rank: Sergeant Function: Not available Regiment: 401st Glider Infantry Regiment Battalion: Not available Division €“ Transport: 101st Airborne Division Company €“ Squadron: Not available Unit €“ Group: - Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) - Date of death: 1 October 1944 Status: KIA Place of death: The Netherlands Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot H, Row 14, Grave 17 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Sgt William L. Braun graduated from Mercer High School in 1937. He enlisted on 7 December 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Bismark Tribune - 17 November 1944, 1930 US Census Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet