Name:
Charles Edward Bruny
Rank:
Private
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Unit:
28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-10
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Salem Cemetery, Sardis, Ohio
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When Charles Edward Bruny was born on March 31, 1887, his father, William, was 27 and his mother, Rosina, was 26. He had five brothers and three sisters. He was drafted in September 1917, and was a member of the Signal Plattoon, and was in the Headquarters Division of the 28th Infantry. On the 5th day of October, 1918, he was wounded while in line of duty in the Argonne Forest, from which he died days later, on the 10th of October, 1918, aged 31 years, 6 months and 5 days. He is now buried in Salem Cemetery, Sardis, Monroe County, Ohio, USA.