[Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll]
Korea - Killed in Action -Private First Class, U.S. Army
Private First Class Brandenburg was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 3, 1950. Private First Class Brandenburg was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
[The Frederick News-Post, Sept 23, 1950]
Countain Is Killed In Korea Battle
Pfc. C.A. Brandenburg of Ellerton, Loses Life In Korea, Family Is Notified Pfc. Charles Austin Brandenburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Albert Brandenburg, of near Ellerton, has been killed in action in Korea, the Defense Department notified the parents Friday by telegram.
Pfc. Brandenburg is the first county man, so faar is known, to die in the Korean fighting. Eight other men from the area; two from Frederick, have been listed as wounded and one has been reported missing.
The telegram said Pfc. Brandenburg was killed September 3, his father said this morning. The last letter received from the county youth, was was just 18 in March, was dated August 26 and indicated he was participating in the Korean fighting.
Pfc. Brandenburg was with the Eight Cavalry Division. He left this country in May to go overseas to Japan, his father said. The young soldier was in Japan only two days, his family later learned, before being ordered with his unit to Korea.
He entered the armed services in February and had his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky, after which he spent his only furlough at his home. He was then ordered to report to a California base and was there only a short time before shipping overseas.
The oldest boy in the family of six, which included four girls and two boys, Pfc. Brandenburg attended school at Myersville and had one year of high school at Middletown. He was engaged in farm work for about a year before he entered the services.
Korea - Killed in Action -Private First Class, U.S. Army
Private First Class Brandenburg was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 3, 1950. Private First Class Brandenburg was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
[The Frederick News-Post, Sept 23, 1950]
Countain Is Killed In Korea Battle
Pfc. C.A. Brandenburg of Ellerton, Loses Life In Korea, Family Is Notified Pfc. Charles Austin Brandenburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Albert Brandenburg, of near Ellerton, has been killed in action in Korea, the Defense Department notified the parents Friday by telegram.
Pfc. Brandenburg is the first county man, so faar is known, to die in the Korean fighting. Eight other men from the area; two from Frederick, have been listed as wounded and one has been reported missing.
The telegram said Pfc. Brandenburg was killed September 3, his father said this morning. The last letter received from the county youth, was was just 18 in March, was dated August 26 and indicated he was participating in the Korean fighting.
Pfc. Brandenburg was with the Eight Cavalry Division. He left this country in May to go overseas to Japan, his father said. The young soldier was in Japan only two days, his family later learned, before being ordered with his unit to Korea.
He entered the armed services in February and had his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky, after which he spent his only furlough at his home. He was then ordered to report to a California base and was there only a short time before shipping overseas.
The oldest boy in the family of six, which included four girls and two boys, Pfc. Brandenburg attended school at Myersville and had one year of high school at Middletown. He was engaged in farm work for about a year before he entered the services.
[Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll]
Korea - Killed in Action -Private First Class, U.S. Army
Private First Class Brandenburg was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 3, 1950. Private First Class Brandenburg was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
[The Frederick News-Post, Sept 23, 1950]
Countain Is Killed In Korea Battle
Pfc. C.A. Brandenburg of Ellerton, Loses Life In Korea, Family Is Notified Pfc. Charles Austin Brandenburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Albert Brandenburg, of near Ellerton, has been killed in action in Korea, the Defense Department notified the parents Friday by telegram.
Pfc. Brandenburg is the first county man, so faar is known, to die in the Korean fighting. Eight other men from the area; two from Frederick, have been listed as wounded and one has been reported missing.
The telegram said Pfc. Brandenburg was killed September 3, his father said this morning. The last letter received from the county youth, was was just 18 in March, was dated August 26 and indicated he was participating in the Korean fighting.
Pfc. Brandenburg was with the Eight Cavalry Division. He left this country in May to go overseas to Japan, his father said. The young soldier was in Japan only two days, his family later learned, before being ordered with his unit to Korea.
He entered the armed services in February and had his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky, after which he spent his only furlough at his home. He was then ordered to report to a California base and was there only a short time before shipping overseas.
The oldest boy in the family of six, which included four girls and two boys, Pfc. Brandenburg attended school at Myersville and had one year of high school at Middletown. He was engaged in farm work for about a year before he entered the services.
Korea - Killed in Action -Private First Class, U.S. Army
Private First Class Brandenburg was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 3, 1950. Private First Class Brandenburg was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
[The Frederick News-Post, Sept 23, 1950]
Countain Is Killed In Korea Battle
Pfc. C.A. Brandenburg of Ellerton, Loses Life In Korea, Family Is Notified Pfc. Charles Austin Brandenburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Albert Brandenburg, of near Ellerton, has been killed in action in Korea, the Defense Department notified the parents Friday by telegram.
Pfc. Brandenburg is the first county man, so faar is known, to die in the Korean fighting. Eight other men from the area; two from Frederick, have been listed as wounded and one has been reported missing.
The telegram said Pfc. Brandenburg was killed September 3, his father said this morning. The last letter received from the county youth, was was just 18 in March, was dated August 26 and indicated he was participating in the Korean fighting.
Pfc. Brandenburg was with the Eight Cavalry Division. He left this country in May to go overseas to Japan, his father said. The young soldier was in Japan only two days, his family later learned, before being ordered with his unit to Korea.
He entered the armed services in February and had his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky, after which he spent his only furlough at his home. He was then ordered to report to a California base and was there only a short time before shipping overseas.
The oldest boy in the family of six, which included four girls and two boys, Pfc. Brandenburg attended school at Myersville and had one year of high school at Middletown. He was engaged in farm work for about a year before he entered the services.
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