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name
BROWN, John Warren - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
unknown -
Hometown
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18131532 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ralph F. Brown (father)
More information
Pfc John Warren Brown, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown, Enid, former Lawton residents, was killed in action on March 3 in the European war area, relatives and friends here have been informed.Pfc brown entered the service in May, 1943 and while stationed at Fort Sill, he served with a field artillery group. Later he was transferred to Camp Hood, Texas and went overseas in January 1945. He was serving with the First army in Germany. Shortly before he sailed he was married to a young lady in Kansas. Before he entered the service he was a student at Phillips university, Enid.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Lawton Constitution 25 March 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten