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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details:
Record Id:
3647
War:
WWII
Name:
Robert
Hawthorne
Brown
Sex:
M
Race:
County:
Preston
Community:
Kingwood
Branch of Service:
AAC
Rank:
Capt
Service Number:
0-727308
Date of Death:
1943/12/02
Place of Death:
Chieti, Italy
Cause of Death:
KIA - Plane Shot Down
Place of Burial:
Maplewood Cemetery, Preston Co.
Unit:
321st Bmb Gp
Date of Birth:
1919/04/11
Place of Birth:
Manein, Preston, WV
Father:
James Mercer Brown
Mother:
Virginia Mossholder Brown
Spouse:
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Children:
Date Added to Memorial:
Original
Source:
WV Vet Mem Application Form; Information submitted by Charles H Brown. (Cousin); Preston County Death Records - reburial; Preston County Journal and Preston Republican 1949/02/24; Find a Grave
Notes:
Air Medal and 5 Oak Leaf Clusters; Reburial: 2/26/1949 Newspaper article mentions Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with one Silver and three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, and Purple Heart. Graduate of Kingwood High School and WVU Class of 1941 with BS in Agriculture; member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Photograph:
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Documents:
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