Name:
Elmer H. Bracken
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35687203
Unit:
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-29
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
8
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Elmer H. Bracken was born in 1917 in Tennessee. He entered military service in Kentucky and served in the 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.