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BROWN, Willis Dean - Date of
birth
30 May 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31237562 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
54th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Landau in der Pfalz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph W. Brown (father)
Elizabeth B. Brown (mother)
Leonard W. Brown (brother)
Frederick W. Brown (brother)
Margaret E. Brown (sister)
Muriel V. Brown (sister)
Roger I. Brown (brother)
Joseph W. Brown (brother)
Margaret L. (Dowden) Brown (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Willis D. Brown attended high school for two years and was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 2 December 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Margaret Brown Dowden, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery