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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, John L
Date of birth
23 January 1914
Age
31
Place of birth
Mississippi
Hometown
Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
6394922
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
11 April 1945
Place of death
Mühlberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 15 35

Immediate family

Members
Edward L. Brown (father)
Delia (Prestidge) Brown (mother)
Planie Brown (sister)
Klamie Brown (sister)
Gladys Brown (sister)
Louis Brown (brother)
Tensie Brown (sister)
Tressia Brown (sister)
Earl L. Brown (brother)
Lynus Brown (brother)
Eva C. Brown (sister)
Marzie Brown (sister)
Loy Brown (brother)

More information

Sgt John L. Brown attended 1 year of high school and joined the Regular Army.
He was taken prisoner of war in the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Germany on 16 December 1944 and was imprisoned at Stalag IV-B.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Crotwell Family Tree, http://www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART.htm

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman