Briggs George Preston

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George Preston Briggs is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

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:

Row:

Grave:

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.