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~ SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA ~
Morris Rae "Boots" Brown passed away on / at:
• Friday 08/07/2009
• Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
(where he had been a resident for the past two years)
His memorial service date / time / location / officiator was:
• Thursday 08/13/2009 @ 2:00 pm
• Chapel of Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Amador Santos, Chaplain of Agape' Hospice
His burial took place in:
• Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
He was a graduate of:
• Fair Park High School
• Louisiana State University
• New York University (where he attained a Master's Degree in English)
He served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number / discharge date was:
• Monday 08/30/1943
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• 38520259
• Thursday 01/31/1946
He was awarded the:
• Bronze Arrowhead Device
(for his participation in the initial invasion at Normandy)
• Purple Heart (for being wounded in Holland)
He also fought in / at:
• Ardennes (The Battle of the Bulge)
• Central Europe
• Rhineland
His occupations were:
• Taught English for twenty-five years in the New York City Public School System
• Previously was employed as an Export Salesman for Jones Lawton Steel Company
• Also was a bank teller
He was a member of the:
• 82nd Airborne Association
• United Federation of Teachers, NYC, New York
He was the son of: (predeceased by both)
• Morgan Rivers Brown (04/09/1876 - 10/15/1939)
• Mary Idell Holloway Brown (03/1886 - 06/07/1937)
He was the brother of: (predeceased by all)
• Ellis M Brown (10/10/1906 - 08/06/1984)
• Evelyn Idelle Brown Lewis (11/29/1911 - 12/30/2000)
• Eula Mae Brown Thoms (12/04/1915 - 12/05/2006)
• Glyn Brown (11/03/1920 - 10/07/1993)
He was survived by nieces and nephews:
• H. M. Lewis (wife Alice) of Port Barre, Louisiana
• Thomas Ellington Lewis (wife Martha-anne) of Bossier City, Louisiana)
• Louise Thoms Clanton (09/01/1939 - 03/21/2017)
(husband Don) of Shreveport, Louisiana)
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~ SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA ~
Morris Rae "Boots" Brown passed away on / at:
• Friday 08/07/2009
• Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
(where he had been a resident for the past two years)
His memorial service date / time / location / officiator was:
• Thursday 08/13/2009 @ 2:00 pm
• Chapel of Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Amador Santos, Chaplain of Agape' Hospice
His burial took place in:
• Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
He was a graduate of:
• Fair Park High School
• Louisiana State University
• New York University (where he attained a Master's Degree in English)
He served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number / discharge date was:
• Monday 08/30/1943
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• 38520259
• Thursday 01/31/1946
He was awarded the:
• Bronze Arrowhead Device
(for his participation in the initial invasion at Normandy)
• Purple Heart (for being wounded in Holland)
He also fought in / at:
• Ardennes (The Battle of the Bulge)
• Central Europe
• Rhineland
His occupations were:
• Taught English for twenty-five years in the New York City Public School System
• Previously was employed as an Export Salesman for Jones Lawton Steel Company
• Also was a bank teller
He was a member of the:
• 82nd Airborne Association
• United Federation of Teachers, NYC, New York
He was the son of: (predeceased by both)
• Morgan Rivers Brown (04/09/1876 - 10/15/1939)
• Mary Idell Holloway Brown (03/1886 - 06/07/1937)
He was the brother of: (predeceased by all)
• Ellis M Brown (10/10/1906 - 08/06/1984)
• Evelyn Idelle Brown Lewis (11/29/1911 - 12/30/2000)
• Eula Mae Brown Thoms (12/04/1915 - 12/05/2006)
• Glyn Brown (11/03/1920 - 10/07/1993)
He was survived by nieces and nephews:
• H. M. Lewis (wife Alice) of Port Barre, Louisiana
• Thomas Ellington Lewis (wife Martha-anne) of Bossier City, Louisiana)
• Louise Thoms Clanton (09/01/1939 - 03/21/2017)
(husband Don) of Shreveport, Louisiana)
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____________________________________________
~ SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA ~
Morris Rae "Boots" Brown passed away on / at:
• Friday 08/07/2009
• Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
(where he had been a resident for the past two years)
His memorial service date / time / location / officiator was:
• Thursday 08/13/2009 @ 2:00 pm
• Chapel of Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Amador Santos, Chaplain of Agape' Hospice
His burial took place in:
• Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
He was a graduate of:
• Fair Park High School
• Louisiana State University
• New York University (where he attained a Master's Degree in English)
He served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number / discharge date was:
• Monday 08/30/1943
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• 38520259
• Thursday 01/31/1946
He was awarded the:
• Bronze Arrowhead Device
(for his participation in the initial invasion at Normandy)
• Purple Heart (for being wounded in Holland)
He also fought in / at:
• Ardennes (The Battle of the Bulge)
• Central Europe
• Rhineland
His occupations were:
• Taught English for twenty-five years in the New York City Public School System
• Previously was employed as an Export Salesman for Jones Lawton Steel Company
• Also was a bank teller
He was a member of the:
• 82nd Airborne Association
• United Federation of Teachers, NYC, New York
He was the son of: (predeceased by both)
• Morgan Rivers Brown (04/09/1876 - 10/15/1939)
• Mary Idell Holloway Brown (03/1886 - 06/07/1937)
He was the brother of: (predeceased by all)
• Ellis M Brown (10/10/1906 - 08/06/1984)
• Evelyn Idelle Brown Lewis (11/29/1911 - 12/30/2000)
• Eula Mae Brown Thoms (12/04/1915 - 12/05/2006)
• Glyn Brown (11/03/1920 - 10/07/1993)
He was survived by nieces and nephews:
• H. M. Lewis (wife Alice) of Port Barre, Louisiana
• Thomas Ellington Lewis (wife Martha-anne) of Bossier City, Louisiana)
• Louise Thoms Clanton (09/01/1939 - 03/21/2017)
(husband Don) of Shreveport, Louisiana)
____________________________________________
~ SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA ~
Morris Rae "Boots" Brown passed away on / at:
• Friday 08/07/2009
• Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
(where he had been a resident for the past two years)
His memorial service date / time / location / officiator was:
• Thursday 08/13/2009 @ 2:00 pm
• Chapel of Heritage Manor Stratmore in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Amador Santos, Chaplain of Agape' Hospice
His burial took place in:
• Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
He was a graduate of:
• Fair Park High School
• Louisiana State University
• New York University (where he attained a Master's Degree in English)
He served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number / discharge date was:
• Monday 08/30/1943
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• 38520259
• Thursday 01/31/1946
He was awarded the:
• Bronze Arrowhead Device
(for his participation in the initial invasion at Normandy)
• Purple Heart (for being wounded in Holland)
He also fought in / at:
• Ardennes (The Battle of the Bulge)
• Central Europe
• Rhineland
His occupations were:
• Taught English for twenty-five years in the New York City Public School System
• Previously was employed as an Export Salesman for Jones Lawton Steel Company
• Also was a bank teller
He was a member of the:
• 82nd Airborne Association
• United Federation of Teachers, NYC, New York
He was the son of: (predeceased by both)
• Morgan Rivers Brown (04/09/1876 - 10/15/1939)
• Mary Idell Holloway Brown (03/1886 - 06/07/1937)
He was the brother of: (predeceased by all)
• Ellis M Brown (10/10/1906 - 08/06/1984)
• Evelyn Idelle Brown Lewis (11/29/1911 - 12/30/2000)
• Eula Mae Brown Thoms (12/04/1915 - 12/05/2006)
• Glyn Brown (11/03/1920 - 10/07/1993)
He was survived by nieces and nephews:
• H. M. Lewis (wife Alice) of Port Barre, Louisiana
• Thomas Ellington Lewis (wife Martha-anne) of Bossier City, Louisiana)
• Louise Thoms Clanton (09/01/1939 - 03/21/2017)
(husband Don) of Shreveport, Louisiana)
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