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PRIVATE RAYMOND CHARLES
BROWN was born August 27, 1912 to William H. and Nellie May Brown. Raised
in Camden NJ, he had attended Sewell, Camden Junior High School #1, and
Camden High School. After leaving school, he worked with his father at a
yarn mill, he also worked for the J.S. Reid Company in Camden. He had
grown up at 710 North 9th Street in Camden NJ prior to
entering the United States Army on August 26, 1943, a home his parents
had owned since at least 1920. The oldest of three children, he had two
sisters, Dorothy May and Naomi.
Private Brown trained at Camp Van Dorn LA and Camp
Breckenridge KY before he was sent overseas. He was killed in action in
France on July 15, 1944. 31 years old at the time of his death, he was
survived by his mother, Nellie Brown, of the 9th Street
address, and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Mathis and Mrs. Naomi Lighthiser,
both of Camden. His death was reported in the September 19, 1944 edition
of the Camden Courier-Post.
Raymond
Charles Brown was brought home to New Jersey after the war ended. He was
buried at Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken NJ on April 17, 1948.
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