Henry F. Brown

Private First Class Henry Franklin Brown in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Stark

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    OPN Company
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    132 Signal
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action New Guinea

Biography:

Henry Franklin Brown was born in New England, Stark County, North Dakota on May 3, 1922, to Frank Matt Braun (Brown) and Mildred Lola Johnson. He entered United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on October 28 (31), 1942 and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class Brown was killed in action on April 19, 1944, in Finschhafen, New Guinea, and is buried in Grave 2, Row 2, Section A (535), at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota. He received the Good Conduct Medal.

Private First Class Henry Franklin Brown grave marker photo

Sources: WWII Stark County Book/Ancestry/Find a Grave