Joseph E. Brinegar was born Dec. 26, 1916 to John and Sylvia M. Moorehouse Brinegar. He died Apr. 16, 1945 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.
Sgt. Brinegar served in World War II with the U.S. Army 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division and was KIA in Germany and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
