Willis Ray Brown

Korean War
Service #AO-691564
Unit12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathMarch 15 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
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
For his leadership and valor, Captain Brown was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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
Captain Brown was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On March 15, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, disintegrated mid-air and crashed near Oryong-ni, Korea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.