TEC 5, Brownlee, Elmo

Service number: 34131378

Age: 26

Born: 1918, Mississippi

Hometown: Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Family:

J. T. Brownlee (father)

Verna Brownlee (mother)

Wilma Brownlee (sister)

Gertrude Brownlee (sister)

Eva May Brownlee (sister)

Inez Brownlee (sister)

Hubert Brownlee (brother)

Thomas Earl Brownlee (brother)

Albert Brownlee (brother)

Rank: Technician Fifth Class

Function: Driver

Battalion: 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: Troop B

Date of death: 2 October 1944

Status: Died Of Wounds

Place of death: Sint Anthonis Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Spot: 41st Evacuation Hospital, Heer, Netherlands (former Dutch Reformatory for boys near Maastricht, Netherlands.)

Last known duty: vicinity of 2 miles east of St Anthonis, Netherlands on 1 October 1944

Awards / Commendations:

★ Silver Star

★ Purple Heart

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Plot F, Row 10, Grave 47

Cemetery:

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on June 9, 1941, Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Other information:

The following is provided by Andy member # 48021049

GENERAL ORDERS:

Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 46 (September 12, 1944)

CITATION:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Technician Fifth Grade Elmo Brownlee (ASN: 34131378), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized), 7th Armored Division, in action in France, on 31 August 1944. Technician Fifth Grade Brownlee's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.