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BROWN, Hugh Marshall - Date of
birth
14 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Coryell County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18047712 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Crockett M. Brown (father)
Velma I. (Lam) Brown (mother)
Mildred J. Brown (sister)
Lee F. Brown (brother)
Doris D. Brown (sister)
More information
Pvt Hugh M. Brown joined the Regular Army in Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 3 December 1940.He attended high school for 3 years.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Brown Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, http://www.ww2-airborne.us