Arrived in New York on 6 July 1901 and reared in Manitowoc, WI; changed his name some time before or during the First World War. He served in the U.S. military and was an Army Sergeant First Class.
SHREVEPORT TIMES
Dec. 24, 1977 p. 12-A
OSCAR O BROWN
Oscar Oswald Brown, 78, of 2225 Beckett St. in Bossier City, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home of Bossier City after a lengthy illness.
Graveside services will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Bossier City at 2:30 p.m. today with a military chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of the Bossier City Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home.
Mr. Brown was (from) Manitwoc, Wis., and had lived in Bossier City 20 years. He was a retired military veteran, member of the American Legion and Baptist church.
Survivors include his wife, of Bossier City; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Jean Raue of Napa, Calif.; three brothers, Harlen Schwenke of Milwaukee, Wis., Reinhart Schwenke of Orfordville, Wis., and William Schwenke of Spring Valley, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Arrived in New York on 6 July 1901 and reared in Manitowoc, WI; changed his name some time before or during the First World War. He served in the U.S. military and was an Army Sergeant First Class.
SHREVEPORT TIMES
Dec. 24, 1977 p. 12-A
OSCAR O BROWN
Oscar Oswald Brown, 78, of 2225 Beckett St. in Bossier City, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home of Bossier City after a lengthy illness.
Graveside services will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Bossier City at 2:30 p.m. today with a military chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of the Bossier City Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home.
Mr. Brown was (from) Manitwoc, Wis., and had lived in Bossier City 20 years. He was a retired military veteran, member of the American Legion and Baptist church.
Survivors include his wife, of Bossier City; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Jean Raue of Napa, Calif.; three brothers, Harlen Schwenke of Milwaukee, Wis., Reinhart Schwenke of Orfordville, Wis., and William Schwenke of Spring Valley, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
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Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
World War I, Korea
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