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BROWN, Elwood - Date of
birth
13 February 1926 -
Age
18 -
Place of birth
West Virginia -
Hometown
Owens, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35084274 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claude Brown (father)
Garnet A. Brown (mother)
Mary K. Brown (sister)
Jaunita Brown (sister)
More information
Pvt Elwood Brown was a lumberman.He enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 27 April 1944.
He is remembered at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Institute, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Nancy Moore