WASHINGTON — September 28, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown.
In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,813 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Brown's name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Saint James, France, along with the others missing from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown in Normandy American Cemetery, Brown's grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the ABMC. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.∼Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of U.S. Army Private Donald E. Brown, killed during World War II, were accounted for on June 20, 2018. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Pvt Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France. His name is permanently inscribed on the "Walls of the Missing" at Brittany American Cemetery.
Contributor: SBR
September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON —
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Contributor: usafdo (48612389)
Private Donald Eldon Brown, born 7 Jan 1920 in Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, was the son of Andrew Jensen and Anna "Annie" M. (Meineke) Brown of Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
In the 1920 census newborn Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 7, Percy 5, and Lillian 3 on a farm in Concord Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Concord township is 113 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1925 Iowa state census 5-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 13, Percy 10, and Lillian 8, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Clear Lake is 117 miles north of Des Moines.
In the 1930 census 10-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 17, Percy 15, and Lillian 13 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Liberty is 108 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1940 census 20-year-old Donald is living with his parents and brothers Leo 28, and Percy 25, on a farm in Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
Donald enlisted at Camp Dodge at Herold, Iowa, just north of Des Moines, on 26 May 1943. He'd had a grammar school education and was single without dependents.
On Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application his residence is listed as Thompson, Ia. Thompson is 132 miles due north of Des Moines, 10 miles from the Minnesota state line.
The 745th Tank Battalion was attached to the 1st Infantry Division on 19 July 1944. They supported the Big Red 1 in the breakout from Normandy during operation Cobra. The tankers observed the initial aerial bombardment on July 25 and began their assault to the south and west on the following day. Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application lists his place of death as Cambernon, France. Cambernon is 4 miles northeast of Coutances and 15 miles west of Saint Lo.
Memorial Site here
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown.
In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,813 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Brown's name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Saint James, France, along with the others missing from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown in Normandy American Cemetery, Brown's grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the ABMC. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.∼Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of U.S. Army Private Donald E. Brown, killed during World War II, were accounted for on June 20, 2018. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Pvt Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France. His name is permanently inscribed on the "Walls of the Missing" at Brittany American Cemetery.
Contributor: SBR
September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON —
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Contributor: usafdo (48612389)
Private Donald Eldon Brown, born 7 Jan 1920 in Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, was the son of Andrew Jensen and Anna "Annie" M. (Meineke) Brown of Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
In the 1920 census newborn Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 7, Percy 5, and Lillian 3 on a farm in Concord Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Concord township is 113 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1925 Iowa state census 5-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 13, Percy 10, and Lillian 8, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Clear Lake is 117 miles north of Des Moines.
In the 1930 census 10-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 17, Percy 15, and Lillian 13 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Liberty is 108 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1940 census 20-year-old Donald is living with his parents and brothers Leo 28, and Percy 25, on a farm in Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
Donald enlisted at Camp Dodge at Herold, Iowa, just north of Des Moines, on 26 May 1943. He'd had a grammar school education and was single without dependents.
On Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application his residence is listed as Thompson, Ia. Thompson is 132 miles due north of Des Moines, 10 miles from the Minnesota state line.
The 745th Tank Battalion was attached to the 1st Infantry Division on 19 July 1944. They supported the Big Red 1 in the breakout from Normandy during operation Cobra. The tankers observed the initial aerial bombardment on July 25 and began their assault to the south and west on the following day. Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application lists his place of death as Cambernon, France. Cambernon is 4 miles northeast of Coutances and 15 miles west of Saint Lo.
Memorial Site here
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
WASHINGTON — September 28, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown.
In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,813 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Brown's name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Saint James, France, along with the others missing from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown in Normandy American Cemetery, Brown's grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the ABMC. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.∼Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of U.S. Army Private Donald E. Brown, killed during World War II, were accounted for on June 20, 2018. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Pvt Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France. His name is permanently inscribed on the "Walls of the Missing" at Brittany American Cemetery.
Contributor: SBR
September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON —
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Contributor: usafdo (48612389)
Private Donald Eldon Brown, born 7 Jan 1920 in Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, was the son of Andrew Jensen and Anna "Annie" M. (Meineke) Brown of Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
In the 1920 census newborn Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 7, Percy 5, and Lillian 3 on a farm in Concord Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Concord township is 113 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1925 Iowa state census 5-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 13, Percy 10, and Lillian 8, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Clear Lake is 117 miles north of Des Moines.
In the 1930 census 10-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 17, Percy 15, and Lillian 13 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Liberty is 108 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1940 census 20-year-old Donald is living with his parents and brothers Leo 28, and Percy 25, on a farm in Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
Donald enlisted at Camp Dodge at Herold, Iowa, just north of Des Moines, on 26 May 1943. He'd had a grammar school education and was single without dependents.
On Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application his residence is listed as Thompson, Ia. Thompson is 132 miles due north of Des Moines, 10 miles from the Minnesota state line.
The 745th Tank Battalion was attached to the 1st Infantry Division on 19 July 1944. They supported the Big Red 1 in the breakout from Normandy during operation Cobra. The tankers observed the initial aerial bombardment on July 25 and began their assault to the south and west on the following day. Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application lists his place of death as Cambernon, France. Cambernon is 4 miles northeast of Coutances and 15 miles west of Saint Lo.
Memorial Site here
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown.
In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,813 service members (approximately 26,000 are assessed as possibly-recoverable) still unaccounted for from World War II. Brown's name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Saint James, France, along with the others missing from WWII. Although interred as an Unknown in Normandy American Cemetery, Brown's grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the ABMC. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.∼Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of U.S. Army Private Donald E. Brown, killed during World War II, were accounted for on June 20, 2018. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. Pvt Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France. His name is permanently inscribed on the "Walls of the Missing" at Brittany American Cemetery.
Contributor: SBR
September 28, 2018
WASHINGTON —
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pvt. Donald E. Brown, 24, of Thompson, Iowa, accounted for on June 20, 2018, will be buried October 6 in his hometown. In July 1944, Brown was a member of Company A, 745th Tank Battalion, fighting in support of the 1st Infantry Division in the European Theater, in World War II. Brown was killed in action on July 28, 1944, when his M-4 Sherman tank was destroyed by enemy fire near Cambernon, France.
Following the close of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC) searched for and disinterred the remains of U.S. service members who were killed in battle.
In July, 1947, an investigation located remains in a tank from Brown's battalion. The remains, unable to be identified, were designated Unknown X-452 Blosville and were interred in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers missing from ground combat, as well as receiving family requests, the Department of Defense and American Battle Monuments Commission disinterred X-452 in August 2017 and accessioned the remains to the DPAA laboratory.
To identify Brown's remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) and Y-chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence.
DPAA is grateful to the American Battle Monuments Commission for their partnership in this recovery.
Contributor: usafdo (48612389)
Private Donald Eldon Brown, born 7 Jan 1920 in Garner, Hancock County, Iowa, was the son of Andrew Jensen and Anna "Annie" M. (Meineke) Brown of Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
In the 1920 census newborn Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 7, Percy 5, and Lillian 3 on a farm in Concord Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Concord township is 113 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1925 Iowa state census 5-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 13, Percy 10, and Lillian 8, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Clear Lake is 117 miles north of Des Moines.
In the 1930 census 10-year-old Donald is living with his parents and siblings Leo 17, Percy 15, and Lillian 13 on a farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, Iowa. Liberty is 108 miles due north of Des Moines.
In the 1940 census 20-year-old Donald is living with his parents and brothers Leo 28, and Percy 25, on a farm in Newton Township, Winnebago County, Iowa. Newton Township is 73 miles west northwest of Des Moines.
Donald enlisted at Camp Dodge at Herold, Iowa, just north of Des Moines, on 26 May 1943. He'd had a grammar school education and was single without dependents.
On Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application his residence is listed as Thompson, Ia. Thompson is 132 miles due north of Des Moines, 10 miles from the Minnesota state line.
The 745th Tank Battalion was attached to the 1st Infantry Division on 19 July 1944. They supported the Big Red 1 in the breakout from Normandy during operation Cobra. The tankers observed the initial aerial bombardment on July 25 and began their assault to the south and west on the following day. Pvt Brown's Iowa Veteran's benefits application lists his place of death as Cambernon, France. Cambernon is 4 miles northeast of Coutances and 15 miles west of Saint Lo.
Memorial Site here
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
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