Cecil Edward Brown
Staff Sergeant, Army
Born: December 19, 1921
Hometown: Nelson County, VA
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: November 5, 1944
Died In: Basse-Kontz, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Hometown: Nelson County, VA
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: November 5, 1944
Died In: Basse-Kontz, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Brown served with the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. He was killed by shrapnel from a German mortar shell.
Before the war, he was employed by the Virginia Branch American Tobacco Company, Richmond, Virginia.
He is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium.
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