| Name |
Brown, Evan S. |
| Birth |
22 Oct 1919 |
Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BROW.E010 |
| _FGRAVE |
24630753 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 291st Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division, United States Army [2, 3] |
- Trained and assigned to the 291st Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division which entered combat in the Liege Region of Belgium on Christmas day 1944 during the Battle of The Bulge. Private 1st Class Brown was killed in action on February 4, 1945 in vicinity of Bischwihr, France in the midst of the Ardennes Campaign. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and The WWII Victory Medal; all received posthumously. Buried in Orchid Hill Cemetery with military honors at Louisville, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII memorial in Flora, Illinois.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1895200
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Evan S. Brown (1919-1945)
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United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Military Service Ribbons, Brown, Evan S. (1919-1945)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
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75th Infantry Division, United States Army
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75th Infantry Division, United States Army
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291st Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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Battle of the Bulge, World War II
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World War II Honoree, Brown, Evan S. (1919-1945)
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| Death |
4 Feb 1945 |
Bischwihr, Departement du Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France [1, 3] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois [1, 3] |
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Headstone, Brown, Evan S.
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Headstone, Brown, Evan S.
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| Person ID |
I42968 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
10 Jun 2023 |
English
1919 - 1945 (25 years)
