Jasper County

 

Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Brown

 

 

Benjamin Franklin Brown was born Mar. 13, 1918 to Benjamin Harrison and Pearl M. Picart Brown. He died Aug. 22, 1944 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Sgt. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Army 80th Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Infantry Division and was KIA and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com