Name:
Henry Alban Breuninger
Rank:
Technician 5th Grade
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-12-18
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey
Plot:
Mausoleum - Floor AAA - GC - Group 1
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Henry Alban Breuninger was born in 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Wilhemina and Henry. He entered the Army after graduation from High Bridge High School in 1942. He was formerly of Lebanon Township. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Technician Fifth Grade in the 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized). He was the driver of the M-8 tank and had been ambushed in Poteau, Belgium. He died on December 18, 1944 and is now buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA.