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Note: 1) In a letter from the Department of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Washington, dated Oct. 15, 1942 (ref. # A 275; form ACA 1022), the birth certificate and two letters of loyality) were returned to Bernard Brooks Brown, Jr. 931 Sacramento Street San Antonio, Texas. This address was not valid anymore, and the letter was sent to Cameron College, Lawton, Oklahoma. 2) Pat: Bernard lived in Ardmore, Oklahoma, moved to San Antonio, TX. 3) Birth Certificate; Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of Texas: Bernard Brooks Brown, Jr. born 4.00 p. m., 15 July 1912 at home in 1403 Myrick, Denison, Grayson Co., Texas. Father: Bernard Brooks Brown, Sr., residing at 1403 Myrick, Denison; white; 36 years at birth of son (calcul. birth 1876); birthplace Georgia; engaged in shoe business; number of children born to this month: two. Mother: Pearl Pauline Irvin, residing at 1403 Myrick, Denison; white; 34 years at birth of son (calcul. birth 1878); birthplace Texas. Affidavit A (eidestattliche Erklärung): "Before me appeared Mrs. Pearl Brown known to me to be the person who signed the certificate attached hereto ...". Signed by Pearl Brown, June 19, 1942 at the Notary Public in and for Bexar County, Texas. Affidavit B: "Before me appeared Mrs. Eva Drummond known to me to be the person who signed the certificate attached hereto ...". Signed by Eva Drummond, June 19, 1942 at the Notary Public in and for Bexar County, Texas. 4) Letters of loyality, both dated June 26, 1942: a) To whom it may concern; Bernard Brooks Brown has been employed by this concern for the past six years (this is from 1936-1942). We have found him to be a valuable and loyal employee with the proper ambition, honesty, and personality to advance himself not only in his capacity with this concern, but also in his social and civic contacts. We readily vouch for his loyality of citizenship, his character and his background. D. Heye, Inc.; signed D. Heye. D. Heye, 217 N. St. Mary's St., San Antonio, Texas ("Texas oldest saddle shop, establ. 1866"). b) From the Republic National Life Insurance Company; a recomendation by O. R. McAtee. 5) From a print: Memorial Sunday, May 27, 1945, Central Christian Church, San Antonio, Texas. S/Sgt. Bernard Brooks Brown (two photos); Observation Flyer for American First Army. Born in Denison, Texas, July 15,1912. Came to San Antonio June 30, 1932. Graduated from Ardmore, Oklahoma High School. Attended Drury College, Springfield, Mo., two years. Member of Central Christian Church, a deacon and a choir member. Married to Dorothy Van Dresar Dec. 21, 1941 in Central Christian Church. Served First Army as observer, advancing with troops from French beachhead campaigning, across Belgium into Germany. Killed in action on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1944 while in Cub Plane on Observatory Duty. Leaves wife and daughter Patricia Ann, his mother Mrs. Pearl Brown and sister Mrs. Martha B. Jones of San Antonio. 6) Obituary: Sgt. Bernard Brown Funeral Wednesday.- Services will be held in San Antonio Wednesday for Sgt. Bernard B. Brown, Jr., who died Dec. 24, 1944 in Belgium at the age of 32. Burial will be in a San Antonio Cemetery. A native of Denton (*), Sgt. Brown was a member of the Central Christian Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dorothy Brown; a daughter Miss Patricia Ann Brown, and mother, Mrs. B. B. Brown, Sr. (*) Denton north west of Dallas in Denton Co. This is probably wrong in the obituary because in the birth cert. it is Denison, Grayson Co., Texas, which is north of Dallas at the border to Oklahoma. 7) Census Jan 1920, Oklahoma, Carter Co., Morgan, ED 40, p. 5A: Brown Bernard B head 43 Alabama US US salesman for dry goods store calc. b. 1876 Pearl wife 41 TX TX TX calc. b. 1878 Jr., Bernard B son 7 TX TX TX calc. b. 1912 8) Census 1930, Oklahoma, Carter Co., Ardmore, ED 5, p. 24B: Brown Bernard B head 54 Alabama GA GA shoe salesman, dry goods department calc. b. 1876-77 Pearl wife 52 TX TX TX calc. b. 1878-79 Bernard B, Jr. son 17 TX TX TX calc. b. 1913-14 Irvin Lucy M mother-in-law 70 widow TX VA VA calc. b. 1860-61 Philip brother-in-law 32 TX VA VA telephone lineman calc. b. 1898-99
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