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- Relatively little is known of his nine months and nineteen days overseas, but his official military records reflect that Neville Brand participated in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central European campaigns, and received the Silver star while convalescing at the 21st General Hospital for gallantry in combat.
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Enlisted in the Army as Corporal Neville L. Brand, Infantryman, on 5 March 1941, he was listed as being six feet tall and weighing 169 pounds. Brand trained at Fort Carson, CO, and served nine months and nineteen days in the U.S. Army in World War II seeing action with the 331st Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division (Thunderbolt ...
War service. Brand entered the Illinois Army National Guard on October 23, 1939, as a private in Company F, 129th Infantry Regiment. He was enlisted in the United States Army as Corporal Neville L. Brand, infantryman on March 5, 1941. He trained at Fort Carson and served in World War II, seeing action with B company, 331st Infantry Regiment of ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Halls of Montezuma, 1951.(Photo Credit: hilts / MovieStillsDB) Very little is known about Neville Brand’s early life, other than he grew up in Illinois. Following his high school graduation, and knowing he wanted to dedicate his life to the military, the future actor enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard, becoming a private with F Company, 129th Infantry Regiment.
Apr 18, 1992 · Actor Neville Brand, a real-life war hero who made a film career out of playing tough guys in such movies as “Stalag 17” and “Birdman of Alcatraz,” has died of emphysema. He was 71.
Page last updated 06/03/2021 10:17:39. Military record and acting career of Neville Brand, often mistakenly cited as 4th most decorated G.I. in WWII.
Apr 18, 1992 · SACRAMENTO - Actor Neville Brand, a real-life war hero who made a career out of playing tough guys in movies such as "Stalag 17" and "Birdman of Alcatraz," died of emphysema. He was 71. Mr....
Neville Brand was regularly cited as the 4th most decorated soldier in WWII, but that information is incorrect and was denied by Brand before his death. He was, however, according to official military records, the recipient of the Silver Star for gallantry in combat.
