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BROWN, Gordon W - Date of
birth
30 March 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36544322 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Rurdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Horace M. Brown (father)
Zada J. (Baker) Brown (mother)
Ann J. Brown (wife)
More information
Sgt Gordon W. Brown enlisted on 13 November 1942.He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on the day of his death. After his remains were disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 10 December 1948.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Klinebriel Family Tree, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, www.ancestry.com - Klinebriel Family Tree