PFC. Brown, Donival Hicks
Service number: 13034602
Age: 23
Born: September 3, 1921, Wise County, Virginia
Hometown: Rocky Station, Lee County, Virginia
Family:
Roy Brown (father)
Carrie (nee Overstreet) Brown (mother)
William M. Brown (brother)
Carrie Elsie (nee Minor) Brown (wife)
Jane Bernice Brown (daughter)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Not available
Battalion: 3967th Quartermaster Truck Company
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: 3 May 1945
Status: Died Non Battle. He was killed by an accidental gunshot.
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot K, Row 20, Grave 20
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: April 15, 1941, Roanoke, Virginia
Other information:
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 9 May 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 8 February 1949.
PFC. Brown, Donival Hicks
Service number: 13034602
Age: 23
Born: September 3, 1921, Wise County, Virginia
Hometown: Rocky Station, Lee County, Virginia
Family:
Roy Brown (father)
Carrie (nee Overstreet) Brown (mother)
William M. Brown (brother)
Carrie Elsie (nee Minor) Brown (wife)
Jane Bernice Brown (daughter)
Rank: Private First Class
Function: Not available
Battalion: 3967th Quartermaster Truck Company
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Not available
Date of death: 3 May 1945
Status: Died Non Battle. He was killed by an accidental gunshot.
Place of death: Germany
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot K, Row 20, Grave 20
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: April 15, 1941, Roanoke, Virginia
Other information:
He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Margraten on 9 May 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 8 February 1949.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Virginia.
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