Peter L. Braun

Peter Louie Braun was born on October 31, 1906, in Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota to Joseph P Braun and Eugina Schacher Braun. He entered the United States Army on March 19, 1942. Private Braun was killed in action on July 5, 1945, in Cherbourg-Octeville, Department de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. He is buried at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-su-Mer,Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, Plot F, Row 13, Grave 14.

From Find a Grave: Private Peter Louie Braun (Service Number 37169585) was born on October 31, 1906, in Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota, the son of German immigrant Joseph Peter Braun and French immigrant Eugenia Schacherer, who died giving birth to him. Raised on the family farm with his sisters Eugenia and Hubertina, Peter left school after the sixth grade and worked as a farm laborer until drafted in March 1942. He trained at Camp Barkeley, Texas, and Fort Dix, New Jersey, before joining the 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, which landed in Normandy in June 1944 and fought in the brutal hedgerow battles near Cherbourg. Private Braun was killed in action on July 5, 1944, likely from German artillery fire, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He now rests with honor at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, where his grave stands as a tribute to his sacrifice and faithful service. (Richard Rife, Stories Behind the Stars Contributor)

Source: Glen Ullin Book/Ancestry/Find a Grave