COL William Edward Brubaker Brubaker, Jr.

1914 - 2013  (98 years)

• Name	William Edward Brubaker Brubaker
  Prefix	COL
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	13 Sep 1914	Morris, Okmulgee, OK
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Aug 2013	Belleville, St. Clair, IL
  	Retired Colonel William "Bill" Edward Brubaker Jr., 98, born Sept. 13, 1914, in Morris, Okla., passed away on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 at the Dammert Care Center, Belleville, Ill. His loyalty and duty to his family and country, as well as his ever present sense of humor and wit, will always be remembered. During his career in the United States Army, Mr. Brubaker jumped with the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles," parachute landing in France as part of the elite fighting force on D-Day, the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, Assistant Operations Officer and in the Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, France. After retiring from the military, he was an assistant professor of physical education at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. for 16 years.
  Burial	Belleville, St. Clair, IL
  	Burial Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois
  Person ID	I17724	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	William Edward "Bill" Brubaker,   b. 4 Jun 1890, Minneapolis, Ottawa, KS d. 15 Feb 1961 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ruth Luella King,   b. 30 Jan 1896, Westfield Twp, Clark, IL d. 15 Apr 1975, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F12479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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