Overloon Area

Brown, Melvin Fred
Date of Birth May 20, 1908
Hometown/County Oshkosh/Winnebago County
State Wisconsin
Rank Private
ASN 36270328
Unit  48th Armored Infantry Battalion
Company/Troop Company A
MOS Code 745, Rifleman
KIA/DOW/MIA KIA, October 1 ,1944, Overloon
Last Duty Location October 1, 1944 Vicinity of Oplooseweg North East of Kamphoef, Just West of Overloon
Awards  
Next of Kin Eleanor Shirley Brown (Wife)
Anna F. Brown (Mother)
William Brown (Father)
..... (Sister)
..... (Sister)
Bernice Brown (Sister) 
Harry Brown (Brother)
Oscar Brown (Brother)
Gordon Brown (Brother)
Roy Brown (Brother)
Ben Brown (Brother)
Wesley Brown (Brother)

Buried at Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Grave No. Section G, Row 4, Grave 2nd from the South 
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Photo(s) Soldier: Oshkosh Public Museum
Grave: Jim and Mary 
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