Name: Raymond Lester Brown Born: May 8, 1920 Date of MIA: November 23, 1944 Date of FOD: December 18, 1946 Hometown: Meridian, Mississippi Entered the Military: August 26, 1943 Branch of Service: U.S. Army Org Unit: 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Serial No: 34871646 Rank: Private First Class Award(s): Bronze Star, Purple Heart Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery, Tablets of the Missing Epitaph: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery