PFC Jacob Junior Brickley

PFC Jacob Junior Brickley was born in 1924 in Wells County, Indiana.  He was the only child of Frank Alta and Mary Irene (Haiflich) Brickley.  His father was a baker.

Jacob was drafted in May 1943.  Assigned to C Company 116th Infantry on 6 Jul 1944 he was killed in action that same day.

Jacob was returned to the U.S. and is buried with his parents in Elm Grove Cemetery in Bluffton, Indiana.