US PARAS Brown, Lawrence Herman, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Brown ​

• FORENAME

Lawrence Herman, Jr ​

• UNIT

507 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

14104253 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

16th June 1944 ​

• AGE

25​

• GRAVESITE

Hillcrest Cemetery, East Point, Georgia , USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fulton County, Georgia​

born 09.09.1918 East Point, Georgia, USA​

son of Lawrence Herman (1893-1958) and Hattie Belle (nee Mann) Brown (1893-1952), 203 Newman Avenue, East Point, Fulton County, Georgia​

1 year high school​

attended Russell High School​

unskilled textile worker in civilian life​

employed by Anderson, Clayton & Company, 20 Ivy Street, Atlanta, Georgia (Cotton Company)​

1940 married Miriam Lurline (nee Leach) (1920-1992) (daughter Miriam)​

married upon enlistment​

resided 203 Newnan Avenue, East Point, Fulton County, Georgia (draft card)​

16.10.1940 draft card East Point, Georgia​

entered service 4.4.1942 Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia​

KIA Normandy ​

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