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Dolores Mercede Browne was born in New York in 1921.
Sgt. Browne joined the Women's Army Corps on 1/4/1943 at Fairfield, Hartford,Connecticut. When she enlisted, she was divorced with no children and was a stenographer/typist in civilian life. After completing basic training and service schools, Sgt. Browne was sent to France with the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first all-female African American Army unit. Their job was to sort and distribute the mountainous amount of mail to the US troops serving in Europe.
On 7/8/1945, Sgt. Browne was traveling in a US Army Willy's Jeep with sister 6888th members Private First Class (PFC) Mary J. Barlow and PFC Mary H. Bankston. The vehicle was involved in an accident PFC.'s Bankston and Barlow were killed instantly. Sgt. Browne lingered for five days before succumbing to her injuries. All three were buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France and, along with a female Red Cross worker who was killed in a plane crash, are the only women buried there.
Sergeant Dolores Mercedes Browne Sn# A-125448 earned the following badges/decorations for her service during World War II:
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Women's Army Corps Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal
- Army of Occupation Campaign Medal with "Germany" bar
- World War II Victory Medal
Dolores Mercede Browne was born in New York in 1921.
Sgt. Browne joined the Women's Army Corps on 1/4/1943 at Fairfield, Hartford,Connecticut. When she enlisted, she was divorced with no children and was a stenographer/typist in civilian life. After completing basic training and service schools, Sgt. Browne was sent to France with the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first all-female African American Army unit. Their job was to sort and distribute the mountainous amount of mail to the US troops serving in Europe.
On 7/8/1945, Sgt. Browne was traveling in a US Army Willy's Jeep with sister 6888th members Private First Class (PFC) Mary J. Barlow and PFC Mary H. Bankston. The vehicle was involved in an accident PFC.'s Bankston and Barlow were killed instantly. Sgt. Browne lingered for five days before succumbing to her injuries. All three were buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France and, along with a female Red Cross worker who was killed in a plane crash, are the only women buried there.
Sergeant Dolores Mercedes Browne Sn# A-125448 earned the following badges/decorations for her service during World War II:
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Women's Army Corps Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal
- Army of Occupation Campaign Medal with "Germany" bar
- World War II Victory Medal
View Cenotaph here
Dolores Mercede Browne was born in New York in 1921.
Sgt. Browne joined the Women's Army Corps on 1/4/1943 at Fairfield, Hartford,Connecticut. When she enlisted, she was divorced with no children and was a stenographer/typist in civilian life. After completing basic training and service schools, Sgt. Browne was sent to France with the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first all-female African American Army unit. Their job was to sort and distribute the mountainous amount of mail to the US troops serving in Europe.
On 7/8/1945, Sgt. Browne was traveling in a US Army Willy's Jeep with sister 6888th members Private First Class (PFC) Mary J. Barlow and PFC Mary H. Bankston. The vehicle was involved in an accident PFC.'s Bankston and Barlow were killed instantly. Sgt. Browne lingered for five days before succumbing to her injuries. All three were buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France and, along with a female Red Cross worker who was killed in a plane crash, are the only women buried there.
Sergeant Dolores Mercedes Browne Sn# A-125448 earned the following badges/decorations for her service during World War II:
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Women's Army Corps Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal
- Army of Occupation Campaign Medal with "Germany" bar
- World War II Victory Medal
Dolores Mercede Browne was born in New York in 1921.
Sgt. Browne joined the Women's Army Corps on 1/4/1943 at Fairfield, Hartford,Connecticut. When she enlisted, she was divorced with no children and was a stenographer/typist in civilian life. After completing basic training and service schools, Sgt. Browne was sent to France with the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first all-female African American Army unit. Their job was to sort and distribute the mountainous amount of mail to the US troops serving in Europe.
On 7/8/1945, Sgt. Browne was traveling in a US Army Willy's Jeep with sister 6888th members Private First Class (PFC) Mary J. Barlow and PFC Mary H. Bankston. The vehicle was involved in an accident PFC.'s Bankston and Barlow were killed instantly. Sgt. Browne lingered for five days before succumbing to her injuries. All three were buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France and, along with a female Red Cross worker who was killed in a plane crash, are the only women buried there.
Sergeant Dolores Mercedes Browne Sn# A-125448 earned the following badges/decorations for her service during World War II:
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Women's Army Corps Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal
- Army of Occupation Campaign Medal with "Germany" bar
- World War II Victory Medal
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Entered the service from Connecticut.
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