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PVT Roy Brown Jr.

Birth	:	27 Nov 1920 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Dec 1942 Papua New Guinea
Burial	:	Japanese Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.6837006, -122.4578857
Inscription	:	Regular Army Co. I 126 Inf. KIA New Guinea 1942
Description	:	Roy Brown Jr. was born on November 27, 1920 to Roy and Grace Brown and grew up in Runnells, Iowa.   Roy joined the U.S. Army from Iowa and was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division.   On December 2, 1942, his unit was forced into intense engagement with Japanese forces in the vicinity of Soputa-Sanananda Track in the Australian Territory of Papua (present-day Papua New Guinea). Pvt Brown was reported missing in action and presumed dead when he could not be accounted for by his unit.   On February 2, 1943, Graves Registration personnel recovered a set... Read More	Roy Brown Jr. was born on November 27, 1920 to Roy and Grace Brown and grew up in Runnells, Iowa.   Roy joined the U.S. Army from Iowa and was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division.   On December 2, 1942, his unit was forced into intense engagement with Japanese forces in the vicinity of Soputa-Sanananda Track in the Australian Territory of Papua (present-day Papua New Guinea). Pvt Brown was reported missing in action and presumed dead when he could not be accounted for by his unit.   On February 2, 1943, Graves Registration personnel recovered a set of unidentified remains from near Sanananda Road and buried them at the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Soputa #1. The remains could not be individually identified at the time, and were eventually classified as "unidentifiable" and interred at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. DPAA historians concluded that this set of remains was likely associated with the Buna and Sanananda campaign, prompting its transfer to the DPAA Laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base in May 2017.   On May 14, 2019, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Pvt. Roy Brown Jr., missing from World War II.   To identify Brown’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.   Mr. Brown will lie in state at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, for those wanting to pay respects on Friday, August 28th from 9 a.m. -3 p.m.   There will be a public service for Pvt. Roy Brown Jr. on Saturday August 29th at 11 AM at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, A procession will follow to Lowman Cemetery in Runnells, Iowa where full military honors will be presented. He is survived by his distant cousins, Don (Linda) Bower and Bev (Charles “Walt”) Erickson.  Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Brown Sr., who honorably served in WWI and died in 1968, and Grace Brown who died in 1957. He was also preceded in death by his uncle Grover Brown, who he will be buried next to and share a gravestone. Service Details VISITATION: Friday, August 28, 2020 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Hamilton's Funeral Home 605 Lyon Street Des Moines SERVICE: Saturday, August 29, 2020 11:00 am Hamilton's Funeral Home 605 Lyon Street Des Moines DISPOSITION: Burial to follow at Lowman Cemetery in Runnells ARRANGEMENTS: Hamilton's Funeral Home 605 Lyon Street Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Contributor: Grammie (46625926) -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Private Roy Brown, Jr., 22, of Des Moines, Iowa, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 13, 2019. On Dec. 2, 1942, Brown was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division, when his unit was forced into intense engagement with Japanese forces in the vicinity of Soputa-Sanananda Track in the Australian Territory of Papua (present-day Papua New Guinea). Pvt Brown was reported missing in action and presumed dead when he could not be accounted for by his unit. His name is permanently inscribed on the Manila American Cemetery: Find A Grave Memorial 56759211. Contributor: SBR (49039178) ----------------------------------------- He is not buried here. Here is his information -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pvt. Roy Brown, Jr., 22, of Des Moines, Iowa, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 13, 2019. On Dec. 2, 1942, Brown was a member of Company I, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division, when his unit was forced into intense engagement with Japanese forces in the vicinity of Soputa-Sanananda Track in the Australian Territory of Papua (present-day Papua New Guinea). Brown was reported missing and presumed dead when he could not be accounted for by his unit. On Feb. 2, 1943, the remains of an unidentified American Soldier were interred at the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Sanananda #2. On April 6, 1943, the remains, designated Unknown X-72 were reinterred at Temporary Cemetery #1 at Soputa, then moved them to U.S. Armed Forces Finschhafen #2, where they were redesignated X-1086. In 1947, the American Graves Registration service exhumed approximately 11,000 graves, including X-1086, and sent the remains to the Central Identification Point at the Manila Mausoleum in the Philippines. X-1086 could not be identified and were interred at Fort McKinley (now the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial). In May 2017, Unknown X-1086 was disinterred, and the remains were sent to the DPAA laboratory in Offutt, Nebraska, for analysis. To identify Brown’s remains, scientists from DPAA used dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. Brown’s name is recorded on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, an American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) site along with the others missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for. DPAA is grateful to the ABMC for their partnership in this mission. Brown will be buried in his hometown. The date has yet to be determined. For family and funeral information, contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490. For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country, visit the DPAA website at www.dpaa.mil, find us on social media at www.facebook.com/dodpaa or call (703) 699-1420. Brown’s personnel profile can be viewed at https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaProfile?id=a0Jt0000000Xg70EAC Contributor: Anne Valentine (47657662) ---------------------------------------------------- in same lot: Grace M., Roy, Grover C., Roy Jr., Ira E., Ella L., James R., Lewie A.

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Where is PVT Roy Brown Jr.'s memorial?
PVT Roy Brown Jr.'s memorial is located at: Japanese Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, USA.
When did PVT Roy Brown Jr. death?
PVT Roy Brown Jr. death on 2 Dec 1942 in Papua New Guinea
Where are the coordinates of the PVT Roy Brown Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 37.6837006
Longitude: -122.4578857

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Parent

Roy Brown

(1889 - 1968)

Grace M Brown

(1880 - 1957)

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