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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, Chester Raymond
Date of birth
22 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Fosston, Polk County, Minnesota
Hometown
Polk County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37581995
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 5 17

Immediate family

Members
Walter Brown (father)
Ella (Olson) Brown (mother)
Vernon G. Brown (brother)
Floyd L. Brown (brother)
Donald A. Brown (brother)
Wallace E. Brown (brother)
Edith M. Brown (sister)
Doris A. Brown (sister)
Karoline J. Brown (sister)

More information

According to a World War II Prisoners of War Data File, Pfc Chester R. Brown was taken prisoner of war on the same day of his death. At that time, his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Vicht, Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, LeRoy D. Mjovig (cousin), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / kateb, www.wwiimemorial.com, LeRoy D. Mjovig