Korean War
Service # | AF18031619 |
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Rank | Master Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | January 27 1953 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Master Sergeant Brown was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Brown was the flight engineer of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On January 27, 1953 the aircraft was on a combat mission when it crashed 3 miles north of Suwon Air Base (K-13), South Korea, killing him and two other airmen.