Harry C Brown

1st Lt Harry Brown was killed in action on 24 June 1944, serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment. On 24 June 1944, the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, held its main line of resistance near La Vacquerie, continuing the pattern of active patrolling that had characterized its days in that sector. No specific engagement was recorded for the battalion on this date, but its units remained on alert and engaged in reconnaissance activity along the line. The men would have spent the day maintaining positions and watching for enemy movement as part of the broader effort to secure the area. 1st Lt Brown was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.