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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, George W
Date of birth
4 January 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan
Hometown
Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36583658
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Near Fürweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 6 32

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Brown (father)
Catherine Brown (mother)
Margaret R. Brown (sister)
Erna L. Brown (sister)
Helen B. Brown (sister)

More information

Pvt George W. Brown graduated from Arthur Hill High School in 1942.

He enlisted on 19 March 1943 and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Pvt Brown was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, Saginaw News - 14 December 1944 - courtesy of the Saginaw Library