Breuninger Henry Alban

Back to Search Result

Henry Alban Breuninger is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Charles Yost & Henry Brueninger Task Force Mayes Stone (14th Cavalry Group)

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.