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Personal info

Full name
BROWN, Charles Edwin "Snook"
Date of birth
29 August 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Majestic, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Margaret, St. Clair County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34974993
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
744th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rödingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Elijah F. Brown (father)
Irene J. (Coleman) Brown (mother)
William T. Brown (brother)
Helen P. Brown (sister)
Doris N. Brown (sister)
James H. Brown (brother)
Nauvelle W. Brown (brother)
Robert T. Brown (brother)
Margie D. (Smith) Brown (wife)
Paul E. Brown (son)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 744th Tank Battalion

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News