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Charles
Janvrin
Browne
POW (WWII) MIA
1915-12-16

–

1945-01-09

Born:

, 

Texas

Home:

San Antonio

, 

Texas

Buried: 

San Antonio

, 

Texas

Cemetery:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (Cenotaph)

Charles Browne graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He was captured after the fall of the Philippine Islands in 1942 and held as a Prisoner of War. He died in 1945 when he was aboard the Japanese “Hell Ship” Enoura Maru which was bombed by American aircraft.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Infantry) Charles Janvrin Browne (ASN: 0-20726), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 9 January 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    92nd Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    91st Division (Philippine Army)

    Action Date:

    1942
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Major (Infantry) Charles Janvrin Browne (ASN: 0-20726), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 3d Battalion, 92d Infantry Regiment, 91st Division (Philippine Army), in action against the enemy in the defense of Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Browne, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.