Wilbur Ronald Brown

Vietnam War
Unit310th Air Commando Squadron
RankMajor U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromWilmington North Carolina
Date of DeathFebruary 3 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Major Brown was a member of the 310th Air Commando Squadron. On February 3, 1966, he was the pilot of a Provider Cargo Aircraft (C-123B) on a mission about 10 miles southwest of Khe San, South Vietnam, when radio contact was lost. His remains were recovered on May 19, 2003 and identified on January 23, 2009. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
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