The Florence American Monument and Cemetery at Florence, Italy provides the final resting place for a Citadel Man. Another two Citadel Men are remembered on the Tablets of the Missing.

   
Samuel Rigby Sprott, Jr. Francis Vernon Lael
The Citadel, Class of 1944 The Citadel, Class of 1940
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # O-754855 Service # O-667525
720th Bomber Squadron,
450th Bomber Group, Heavy
723rd Bomber Squadron,
450th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: South Carolina Entered the Service from: North Carolina
Died: 24-Mar-44 Died: 5-Apr-44
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing at Florence
American Cemetery
Florence, Italy Florence, Italy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medal
with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

 

 
Joseph Dexter Brown, Jr.
The Citadel, Class of 1942
Captain, U.S. Army
Service # O-495660
6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
Entered the Service from: South Carolina
Died: 25-Jun-44
Buried at: Plot B Row 12 Grave 8
Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy
Awards: Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Sources: American Battle Monuments Commission, Mike Stannard ’65, The Citadel Archive & Museum, Willem Kiggen

Click on a man’s name to go to his individual in memoriam page.

More information about the Florence American Monument and Cemetery including downloadable video, brochure, and booklet can be found on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

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