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Robert R. Brewer

Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army

Service #14163552

Assigned to the
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Died on or about February 8, 1945
Officially Listed as Died of Wounds,
While In Prisoner of War Status

Final Burial Location - Unknown
Listed on the Tablets of the Missing
Netherlands American Cemetery

Awards:

Purple Heart

Prisoner of War
Medal

European-African-
Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received as a Prisoner of War.
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the EuropeanAfrican-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

S SG Robert Brewer entered the U.S. Army from
Fort McClellan Alabama on October 10, 1942.

His Unit and POW records would likely indicate that he was captured somewhere in or near Germany
During January 1945 and was executed, or shot while attempting escape on or about January 31, 1945.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 12, Jefferson County
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 - Note 1

SERIAL NUMBER

14163552

NAME

BREWER ROBERT R

GRADE, ALPHA

Staff Sergeant

SERVICE CODE

ARMY

ARM OR SERVICE

INFANTRY

DATE REPORT

6/11/1944

RACE

WHITE

STATE OF RESIDENCE

Alabama

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Parachute Infantry

PARENT UNIT NUMBER

508

PARENT UNIT TYPE

Group/Regiment/Commands/System

AREA

European Theatre: France

LATEST REPORT DATE

2/11/1946

SOURCE OF REPORT

Sources considered official.

STATUS

Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases

DETAINING POWER

GERMANY

CAMP

Stalag 3C Alt Drewitz Brandenburg, Prussia 52-14

REP

(No Data Entered)

POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

(No Data Entered)

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - Note 1

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

14163552

NAME

BREWER ROBERT R

RESIDENCE STATE

Alabama

RESIDENCE COUNTY

JEFFERSON

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

10/10/1942

GRADE

Private

BRANCH

Infantry

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

Civil Life

NATIVITY

Alabama

YEAR OF BIRTH

1920

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

White, citizen

EDUCATION

4 years of college

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

992 - Undefined Code

MARITAL STATUS

Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10

CARD NUMBER

No Entry

BOX NUMBER

0165

FILM REEL NUMBER

2.22#

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