Pfc. Donald W. Brown Killed in Germany
Pfc. Donald W. Brown was killed in action in Germany on January 4, 1945, according to a telegram from the War Department, received Monday by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Brown of Oskaloosa.
Pfc. Brown, born and reared in this community and a graduate of Lovilia high school, entered service March 24, 1941 and was with the cavalry in Texas for over two years and later assigned to a motorized unit.
He had been overseas since January of 1944 and had been stationed in England, France, Belgium and Germany.
A brother, Staff Sgt. Wilford Brown is in Germany and a brother Alvia Brown, seaman first class, stationed at Charlestown, Rhode Island.
Source: Albia Republican – January 18, 1945
Photo Source: Monroe County Iowa Genealogical Resource, Stephen Stewart
Donald W. Brown was born Aug. 17, 1918 to William Riley and Viola May Robbins Brown. He died Jan. 4, 1945 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Pvt. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army 113th Cavalry Group and was KIA in Germany and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
