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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, Leo W
Date of birth
13 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Dubuque County, Iowa
Hometown
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37697557
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Peffingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 13 43

Immediate family

Members
Rhae S. Brown (father)
Loretta (Seward) Brown (mother)
Monica M. Brown (sister)
Clarence Brown (brother)
Thelma Brown (sister)
Monica M. (Schilling) Brown (wife)
Beverly T. Brown (daughter)
Robert L. Brown (son)
William J. Brown (son)

More information

Pfc Leo W. Brown enlisted at Cp. Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 27 May 1944.
He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com -1920/1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Brennan Family Tree , A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten