Thank you Russ Pickett for the above information.
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The Livingston Republican
Geneseo, Livingston County, New York.
Thursday, April 22, 1948
Seaman Brown was inducted into the Navy in September, 1943, and lost his life during the Battle of Samara off the Philippines when his ship, the USS Hoel, a destroyer, was sunk by enemy action. He was posthumously awarded a medal for Meritorious service and a unit citation.
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His name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.
Thank you Russ Pickett for the above information.
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The Livingston Republican
Geneseo, Livingston County, New York.
Thursday, April 22, 1948
Seaman Brown was inducted into the Navy in September, 1943, and lost his life during the Battle of Samara off the Philippines when his ship, the USS Hoel, a destroyer, was sunk by enemy action. He was posthumously awarded a medal for Meritorious service and a unit citation.
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His name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines.
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