My Father was John Riley Brown. He was born August 24, 1919 in
Stevensville, Montana. He did his basic training at Camp Roberts
in California. He was last home on leave in January of 1945. He
was shipped overseas to the Philippine Islands. Shortly after
their arrival he was in a counter attack with the Japanese in
the Mountains of Luzon, Manila. He was killed in action March 9,
1945. He was buried in an American Cemetery there and was
returned to the States and reburied at Ft Snelling in
Minneapolis March 7, 1949. He was PFC in the 12th Calvary of the
Army. I was not born until September of 1945 so I never knew
him.
In Memory of All Fathers,
-- Nancy Johnson --
Source: American World War II Orphans Network (www.awon.org)