Roanoke County: Brown, Alexander Gibson, Jr

personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead

virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission

part-i-personal-data

first-name: Alexander

middle-name: Gibson

last-name: Brown

suffix: Jr.

home-address: 408 High Street, Salem , Virginia

county: Roanoke

birthplace: Salem, Virginia

date-of-birth: 1925-11-26

race: white

sex: Male

height-ft: 6

height-ins: 2

weight-lbs: 175

marital-status: Single

wife-maiden-name-or-husband

first-name:

middle-name:

last-name:

suffix:

place-of-marriage:

date-of-marriage:

children-1:

date-of-birth-1:

children-2:

date-of-birth-2:

children-3:

date-of-birth-3:

children-4:

date-of-birth-4:

education

elementary-years: Completed in Salem Schools

high-school-years: 4 years

college-years: 2 semesters at V.P.I.

other:

degrees:

occupation:

religious-affiliation: Protestant- Member of Presbyterian Church

citizen-of-what-nation: U.S.A.

father-s-name

first-name: Alexander

middle-name: Gibson

last-name: Brown (deceased)

suffix:

mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Harriet

middle-name: Georgia (Deyerle)

last-name: Brown

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Inducted

date-of-entry: 1944-02-01

place-of-entry: Salem, Virginia

rank-at-entry: Private in Army

first-served:

branch-of-service:

service-number: A.S.N. 33,841,706

previous-military-education-training-and-service: V.P.I. - Protective Force in home town.

trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states

camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp Wheeler Georgia March 1, 1944 March 1, 1945

promoted

from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date:

information-about-overseas-service: (Not complete). All I know, to date, is that my son's death (according to his Chaplain) occurred in Odinhauses, Germany, near Essen and was buried, according to his Protestant faith, with military honors at Ottenbach, Germany. He was with the 309 Infantry (78th Division, known as the "Lightning Division" in World War I. Have never found out which Army he was with.

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Sharp Shooter Medal Letters of commendation on contribution in the musical field.

circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action

area-of-place-of-death: Near Essen (This may be in the Ruhr Valley.)

date-of-death: 1945-04-10

any-other-details-known:

photograph:

next-of-kin

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Harriet

middle-name: Georgia

last-name: Brown

suffix:

address: 408 High St., Salem, Virginia

relationship: Mother

people-supplying-this-information

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Harriet

middle-name: Georgia

last-name: Brown

suffix:

address: 408 High St., Salem, Virginia

people-submitting-this-information

prefix: Mrs.

first-name: Harriet

middle-name: Georgia

last-name: Brown

suffix:

address: 408 High St., Salem, Virginia Mrs. Rowell, Jr.