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First Name: Oscar

Last Name: Bratcher

Birthplace: Italy, Ellis Co., TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Waxahachie, TX
Middle Name: C.



Date of Birth: 16 July 1916

Date of Death: 15 December 1943

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served:
Oscar Carl Bratcher

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Oscar Carl Bratcher

Private 1st Class, U. S. Army

Silver Star

GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 150 (1944)
CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): Oscar C. Bratcher, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.

Awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart (Posthumously) for gallantry in action in Italy as reported in newspapers like The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tx) Fri 17 Nov 1944.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry

Honoree ID: 200023   Created by: MHOH

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