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Personal info

Full name
BROWNLEE, Elmo
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Mississippi
Hometown
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34131378
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Driver
Unit
87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
7th Armored Division,
B Troop
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
The Dutch Reformatory for boys
Heer, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 10 47

Immediate family

Members
J. T. Brownlee (father)
Verna Brownlee (mother)
Wilma Brownlee (sister)
Gertrude Brownlee (sister)
Eva M. Brownlee (sister)
Inez Brownlee (sister)
Hubert Brownlee (brother)
Thomas E. Brownlee (brother)
Albert Brownlee (brother)

More information

T/5 Brownlee was reported wounded in action on 1 October 1944 about 2 miles east of St Anthonis, The Netherlands.

He died of his wounds at the 41st Evacuation Hospital that was stationed at the Dutch Reformatory for boys at that time.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com , www.archives.gov , http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census, www.7tharmoredmemorial.nl, https://www.med-dept.com/unit-histories/41st-evacuation-hospital/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com