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Calvin Brown

First Name: 
Calvin
Middle Name: 
Dickey
Last Name: 
Brown
Date of Birth: 
8/29/1924
Birthplace: 
Berryhill Township, Charlotte, NC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action while fighting through the Vosges Mountains into the Saar Basin. When his unit came under attack, he provided cover for them to escape, but was himself killed while trying to withdraw. Memorial service at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church on May 13, 1945 and Dec 30, 1945. Buried in US Military Cemetery in St. Avold, France, plot BBBB, Row 10, Grave 115.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-27-1945

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Berryhill High School, Charlotte, graduate 1941, NC State College 2 years, Rollins College, FL, The Citadel
Biographical Notes: 
Steele Creek Presbyterian Church
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Brown - Dixie Rd., Charlotte, NC Elbert Bert Brown - Charlotte, NC, Joe Brown - Charlotte, NC, Lt. Paul J. Brown - U. S. Marines Pacific, Mrs. M. H. (Nancy) Ridenhour, S 2/c William F. Brown - U.S. Navy Bainbridge, MD, Sgt. Robert O. Happy Brown - recovering in military hospital France

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Private First Class
Military Unit: 
397th Infantry, 100th Division, 3rd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Co. G, 7th Army Scout
KIA Date: 
12/17/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Bitchie, France
Military Details: 
Camp Wheeler, GA, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, The Citadel, Charleston, SC, Advanced Military Training, Fort Bragg, NC, France, Germany,
Awards: 
Combat Infantryman's badge, Expert Infantryman's badge, Purple Heart, representative of War Loan Drive of June, 1944, Silver Star
Source: 

newsprint and Steele Creek Presbyterian church book

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