Elbert Noel BROWN
"Jack"
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 37184840 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 35 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 30 June 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ETAT | MISSOURI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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RANK | Private First Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | InfantryMan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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COMPANY | Company E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 175th Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 29th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 31 August 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Battle of Brest | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
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CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : Leslie Gallop |
Source : Leslie Gallop |
Leslie Gallop This is one of my most cherished family heirlooms. I finally got around to making a shadow box for my great great uncle Jack. I really hope that my mom and I can still go on our trip to France this fall and visit his final resting place. My great grandmother never got over losing her brother and was so angry that her parents decided to have him remain in the St James Cemetery instead of bringing him home. I know how much she missed him and how much she wanted to have him near her where she could tend to his grave and feel like he was still with her. As I was working on Jack’s shadow box this weekend my mind drifted to my great grandmother and how hard losing him was and how it might have been easier for him to have been buried in their hometown. And then I swear I felt Jack with me for a few moments and this feeling came over me. If Jack could have decided where he was to be buried, he would have chosen to be buried with the men he served with. He turned down a promotion of Sergeant so that he could “be one of the boys,” and be able to look out for the young men he served with. He gave up so much and would have wanted to lie beside men he fought with. I have so much love for him and the men he served with and so much respect for their sacrifice and service! | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Leslie GALLOP - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |