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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, John Lavern
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Deposit, New York
Hometown
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
12016869
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Bussbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 4

Immediate family

Members
George W. Brown (father)
Meddie E. Brown (mother)
George L. Brown (brother)
Angie N. Brown (sister)
Ceacil L. Brown (sister)
Emma J. Brown (sister)
Corabelle Brown (sister)
Fenton F. Brown (brother)
Lulu M. Brown (sister)
Walter Brown (brother)

More information

Sgt John Brown joined the Regular Army in Binghampton, New York on 25 November 1940. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet