Private, 1st class, Co. I, 1st Div., 28th Reg.; of Halifax County; son of B. and Sallie Brown. Husband of Mrs. Lula Brown. Entered service April 16, 1917. Enlisted at Raleigh. Sent to Ft. Scrivens, Ga. Transferred to Camp McAllen, Texas, then to Hoboken. Sailed for France June 17, 1917. Fought at Alsace-Lorraine, Cantigny. Wounded at Cantigny by shell June 25, 1918. Sent to Base Hospital No. 27, France. Returned to USA Jan. 27, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Feb. 22, 1919.
