SSGT Paul Wayne Brown was born on December 5th 1919 in Tipton, Indiana. His parents are Paul M. and Catherine H. Oppelt.

He finished HIgh School and got a job at Pearless Wire Company. He was unmarried and his religion was Jewish.

He enlisted in the military on June 3rd 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His unit was 315 Infantry Regiment, Company was 79th Division Alpha Company.

He was deployed somewhere in France, and was Killed in Action on June 24th 1944. He is buried at St. Boniface Cemetery in Lafayette, Indiana. He was awarded the purple heart for his actions in WWII.

This story is part of the Stories Behind the Stars Project (www.storiesbehindthestars.org) This is a national effort of volunteers to write the stories of all 400,000+ US WWII fallen here on Fold3. Can you help write these stories? Soon there will be a smart phone app that will allow people to view the stories of the Fallen Hero's at any war memorial or cemetery.

Resources:

Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

WWII Indiana Fallen