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BROWN, Raymond Lester - Date of
birth
8 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Lauderdale County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34871646 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Isaac A. Brown (father)
May L. Brown (mother)
Albert A. Brown (brother)
Doris S. Brown (wife)
More information
Pfc Raymond L. Brown enlisted in Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 26 August 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, E. van Dijk