Lawrence LeRoy Brown was born Jan. 29, 1920 to Charles M. and Fern Lauretta Brown. He died May 5, 1945 and is buried in the Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
Sgt. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division and was KIA in the South West Pacific and was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Source: ancestry.com
