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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, Andrew
Date of birth
6 december 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32557631
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
11 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bad Neuenahr, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 63

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Brown (father)
Jane Brown (mother)
Thomas Brown (brother)
Agnes E. Brown (wife)
Jane Brown (daughter)

More information

Sgt Andrew Brown enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 23 September 1942.

Sgt Brown was reported wounded in action, suffering form a severe fraction wound of his head. He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 13 March 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place in August 1948.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: James Weatherly, Jean Perillo