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BROWN, Nicholas Vanvranken - Date of
birth
4 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Scottsville, Monroe County, New York -
Hometown
Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12216811 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eugene D. Brown (father)
Mary R. (Warner) Brown (mother)
Thomas Brown (brother)
John W. Brown (brother)
More information
Pfc Nicholas V. Brown graduated from Scottsville High School and he was a junior at Hobart College when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in Rochester, New York on 15 December 1942. A . He was sent overseas in October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, Paul G. Healey, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle