Thomas Duncan Parent (About 1850-1935)

Harriet Beecher McLaughlin (About 1853-)

Joseph E. Brownell (1874-)

Dora Lillian Parent (1882-1958)

Cecil Alfred Brownell (1907-1958)

 

Family Links Cecil Alfred Brownell 1 2 Born: 19 September 1907, New Brunswick, Canada 1 2 Died: 28 July 1958, Los Angeles County, California at age 50 2   In his life: • In 1920 he lived in Schroeder, Cook, Minnesota. 1 • He was counted in the 1920 US census for Schroeder, Cook, Minnesota. 1 ED 19, SD 8, Sheet 1A. • In 1930 he lived in Schroeder, Cook, Minnesota. 3 • Cecil was counted in the 1930 US census for Schroeder, Cook, Minnesota. 3 ED 16-8, SD 3, Sheet 1B. The enumerator for this census record was Dora L. Allard. • He enlisted as a Private in the US Army on 25 May 1942 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. 4

1 U.S. Census -- 1920.

2 State of California, Department of Health Services, California Death Index.

3 U.S Census -- 1930.

4 U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946, Name: Cecil A Brownell
Birth Year: 1907
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: British North America OR Canada OR Labrador OR Newfoundland
State: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 25 May 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Toolroom Keeper or Surgical Technician, Veterinary or Veterinary Technician or Hospital Orderly
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 156. Some of the enlistees documented here are actually draftees. The civilian occupations listed are general categories only.