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George Elmer Brown

Private Army Spanish American War

Army
Army
Private
Private
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private
Unit
Company D - Marysville, Fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Conflict / Era
Spanish American War
Years of Service
1898 – 1900
Date of Birth
01/06/1873
Date of Death
11/03/1965
Hometown
Paris, OH
Burial Location
Paris Twp: Oakdale
Monument Paver
Yes — Section B
Overseas Service
Puerto Rico
Township (entering service)
Paris
Township (current / at death)
Paris
Church
Trinity Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio
School
UNKNOWN
Record Authenticated
No

Biography

Overseas service: Puerto Rico. Church: Trinity Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio. School: UNKNOWN. enlisted at age 25; participated in Battle of Guayama, 08/05/1898; military marker on grave; buried in Section H, Row I, Gr. 18

Source: Veteran data form submitted 01/17/2007 by Lloyd Baker, great nephew of veteran; Ohio Soldiers in the War with Spain, 1898-1899, p. 255; Union County Cemetery Record, Vol. 6, p. 105