Monuments
Landelles-et-Coupigny American Liberators Plaque -116th Infantry Regiment
Hill 203 Memorial - 29th Infantry Division
Name:
George Preston Briggs
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O1324500
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-04
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
3
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
George Preston Briggs was born on July 14, 1909, in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He was married to Jeanette M McHatton Troxell.
George served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 4, 1944, during the liberation of Landelles-et-Coupigny, France. 2Lt Briggs is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.