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BROWDER, Henry Thomas - Date of
birth
27 March 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Sylvania, DeKalb County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34973563 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charlie H. Browder (father)
Zora B. (King) Browder (mother)
Aubury J. Browder (brother)
Monroe H. Browder (brother)
James G. Browder (brother)
Carl D. Browder (brother)
Charlie R. Browder (brother)
Flora J. Browder (sister)
Billy E. Browder (brother)
Mary K. Browder (sister)
More information
Sgt Henry T. Browder worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida, on March 24 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / Key Browder Bryan Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - soilsister/William Edwards