CHarles Ashton BROWN 

 

BROWN Charles A
NUMBER OF SERVICE36327188
AGE34 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1 October 1909
ETATLa Salle County  ILLINOIS
FAMILYSingle
RANKPrivate First Class
FONCTION-
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTUnskilled occupations in manufacture of paper goodsIL
DATE of ENLISTEMENT27 march 1942 Camp Grant ILLINOIS
 BATTALION 23rd Engineer Battalion
DIVISION  3rd Armored Division
DATE OF DEATH9 july 1944BROWN Charles A tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHReviers,   CALVADOS
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
G832
DECORATION

Purple Heart

American Campaign Medal

European Campaign Medal with One Battle Star

Army Good Conduct Medal

World War II Victory Medal

 

Photo FDLM

american campaign medal

EAMECampaign

Good Medal Conduite

victory medal

 

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STORY

Pfc. U.S. Army, World War II-Pfc. Brown was killed in action by small arms fire on 7-9-1944 while serving as an Engineer with the 23rd Engineer Battalion of the 3rd Armored Tank Division in France. This Division Landed at Normandy, France on June 23, 1944, and entered combat against the Villiers-Fossard salient N.E. of St. Lo.

He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Rex E. Brown of Marseilles, Illinois, and enlisted at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois on March 27, 1942.

He does leave four sisters, Mrs. Mahala Eakman of Peoria, Mrs. Bertha Stern of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mrs. Prentis Lough of Fort Worth, Texas, and Miss Rebecca Brown at home, and five brothers, Sgt. Bernal Brown, and Sgt. Joseph Brown, both in the South Pacific, Louis Brown of Peoria, Tom & John Brown at Tomahawk, Wisconsin.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, American Campaign Medal, European Campaign Medal with One Battle Star, Army Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

This marker was placed here by Charles parents, Rex and Bessie Brown

BROWN Charles A stele

Greenwood Cemetery
Tomahawk, Lincoln County, WISCONSIN

BROWN Charles A grave

Flowering of the grave by Gerald HEUZE


SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com (Andy) - Aad.archives.gov  Gerald HEUZE
PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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