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BROWN, Richard Veryl - Date of
birth
15 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Conowivgo, Cecil County, Maryland -
Hometown
Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33472163 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 February 1945 - Place of
death
East of Serrig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Veryl J. Brown (father)
Bessie V. Brown (mother)
Lewis Brown (brother)
Donald Brown (brother)
Ruth Brown (sister)
Ruth (Richardson) Brown (wife)
Dorothea L. Brown (daughter)
Richard V. Brown (son)
More information
S/Sgt Richard V. Brown attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 1 December 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hannah Majewski - Jamie Rozich (great niece)