Name:
Hugh Scott Brandon
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
279343
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot:
2
Row:
0
Grave:
1363-A
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Hugh Scott Brandon was born on December 16, 1918, in Dustin, Hughes County, Oklahoma. He was the son of John D. Brandon and Lillie M. Moore Brandon.
He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.