Denzel G. Brittain
NAME: Denzel G. Brittain
ASN: 20318823
PLACE OF BIRTH:
DATE OF BIRTH: 1922?
DATES OF SERVICE: 17 Feb 1941 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: HHC 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
CAMPAIGNS: Naples-Foggia
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
17 Feb 1941 - Enlisted at Wellsboro, PA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 20318823 | 20318823 |
| NAME | BRITTAIN#DENZEL#G####### | BRITTAIN#DENZEL#G####### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 117 | TIOGA |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 3928 | WELLSBORO PENNSYLVANIA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 17 | 17 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 02 | 02 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | MD# | Medical Department - For Enlisted Men of the Medical Department (includes Enlisted Men of the Medical Department on Duty with the Dental Corps) |
| BRANCH: CODE | 70 | Medical Department - For Enlisted Men of the Medical Department (includes Enlisted Men of the Medical Department on Duty with the Dental Corps) or Army Nurse Corps |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 0 | Undefined Code |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 7 | National Guard |
| NATIVITY | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 22 | 22 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 3 | 3 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 234 | Bookblacks |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 4 | National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0340 | 0340 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 3.62# | 3.62# |
10 Apr 1944 - Pfc. Denzell G. Brittain, 20318823, HHC 509th PIB, GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
Pvt. 20318823 509 * * * PENN (Needs more research) Captured at Avellino, Italy, Held by Germany – Escaped with Dr. Alden, Gordon Hahn, Denzel Brittain and Philip L. Tex Wilson
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