[swinny]

Hello

I am Andy Swinnen from the Netherlands .
I recently adopted a grave of a soldier from WW2

We caretakers of the graves at the Netherlands/Belgium American Cemetery and Memorial ( Margraten and Henri Chapelle ) are the ones who will see to it that the men and women buried there will not be forgotten

I go there often with my wife and children to see that his grave is well being taken care for.
I always put flowers on his grave.

I now have Internet and i am trying to find out as much as possible about him but its very hard to find anything about him.
I would like to know everything about him so i can explane it to my children who s in that grave and what kind of man it was.
Now i am always looking at his grave and try to imagine who he was

I am trying the find a face or story behind the grave of this brave men, but i run out of help
So i hope i am at the right address.

Its about T/Sgt William E. Brereton ( ID 16113165 ) from Wayne, who was born in 1921 and died on 2 nov. 1944 in a b-17 plane crash in Europe and flew with the 615th Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy

I really hope you can help me or know someone else.

Thank you very much

Greetings, Andy Swinnen

[swinny]

nobody ? , I ran out of help.

[swinny]

I still haven't found any clue in finding his family,
Would someone please help me.
Andy

[Bydand]

Really wish I could help, but way before my time and a different part of the state. Just wanted to say thanks for looking out for a strangers grave in place of family. Keep up the good work and good luck in your search.

[mofromcheboygankalamazoo]

that is really neat that you do that...my grandparents are all veterans of WWII....you might look up the phone number or email address for the local library in wayne or even the chamber of commerce they would more likely be able to help you!!! many libraries have lots of archives of newspapers-if his family was around then, they'd be mentioned in the newspaper of his death notice.....try that

[Cato the Elder]

Was he from Wayne County? More info would help.

Wayne usually refers to Anthony Wayne, a famous general from the American Revolution. He was active in the Philadelphia area and around the Great Lakes, so there are a bunch of cities, counties, etc. named for him in these two regions.

It didn't occur to me for several months when I moved here that the cute Wayne, PA town I lived near for many years was named after the same person as Wayne County, MI. Good luck with your search.