Donald C. Brinkman

World War II
Service #36638554
Unit333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
RankPrivate U.S. Army
Entered Service From Illinois
Date of DeathNovember 23 1944
StatusRecovered
Initially Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Plot2
A
Row2
33
Grave2
58
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed as missing in action or non-recoverable, PVT Brinkman's remains were recovered and interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.