Landen Bruner [1]
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died with fellow Mecklenburg Co. men, Edward Norton and Paul Caldwell, on a troop transport ship that was attacked and sunk. A joint memorial service was held for Bruner and Paul B. Caldwell at Thomasboro Presbyterian Church on June 4, 1944. Memorial marker in North Africa.
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-28-1944
Awards:
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes:
Charlotte brickmason
Thomasboro Presbyterian Church
Date of Birth:
About 1915
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Lee (Lela Mae) Bruner - High Point, NC, Mrs. Elizabeth Bruner - 340 Glenwood Dr. Charlotte, NC Howard Cox Bruner- half brother - Winston-Salem, NC, Several half brothers and sisters - High Point, NC, Sgt. Lee Bruner, Jr. - Overseas Mrs. Maggie McQuay, 802 S. Hoskins Ave., Charlotte, NC - grandmother
First Name:
Landen
KIA / MIA Place:
off North African coast
KIA Date:
11/27/1943
Last Name:
Bruner
Middle Name:
F.
Military Details:
Brookley Field, TX, Dyersburg, TN, Jefferson, MO, Mobile, AL, North Africa
Military Rank:
Sergeant
Source:
newsprint, date of death varies
Military Unit:
353rd Engineer Battalion Aviation
Exhibit & Section:
MIA Date:
NA