Army Private Sixten W. Brown
Vivian, Lyman County, SD.
November 20, 1919 -May 29, 1942
Died May 29,1942 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California
Sixten W. Brown was born on his
family's farm north of Vivian on November
20, 1919, to Charles Brown and Ellen Knudtson. He grew up with seven siblings,
and in September of 1923,
Sixten's dad died. Sixten
attended country school all
of his life, and liked to ride
horses and hunt for fun.
During
his high school years he worked
on various farms around the area
doing odd and end jobs. In his late
teens, he moved to Kimball, SD to work for his uncle.
Sixten enlisted in the
Army in 1942. He was a Private in Company B of the 159th Infantry
Regiment in the 40th
Infantry Division. He died
May 29, 1942 at Camp San Luis
Obispo, California. Death occurred
in the line of duty and was not
due to his own misconduct.
This entry was respectfully submitted by Brodie Hullinger and
David Henriksen, juniors
at
Lyman High School in
Presho, South Dakota.
Information
for this entry was provided
by Lillian Severyn, sister of Sixten,
Vivian, SD; and his bonus record.