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Joseph Bren

Elderly Joseph Bren wearing glasses and a light blue button-up shirt

WWII Veteran Joseph F. Bren, 2007

Joseph F. Bren, 2007

Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Highest Rank: Tech Sergeant
Military Service: Drafted, November 5, 1942 - January 27, 1946

Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.

0:00 - Drafted; European Theatre; tank mechanic
3:50 - Combat experience 5:30 - Concentration camp liberations
7:27 - Christmas diner; cold and snowy - wet feet
10:07 - Positive things about the war
12:45 - Food; life after the war

Joseph F. Bren Obituary

This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Wagner, SD.

Images Provided by Joseph F. Bren

Hand-drawn map of Europe with typed history of the 12th Armored Division

History of the 12th Armored Division

Army of the United States typed discharge page

Honorable Discharge

Typed page of honorable discharge

Enlisted Record and Report of Separation

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