Korean War
| Service # | 505733 |
|---|---|
| Unit | 113 FITRON |
| Rank | Ensign U.S. Navy |
| Date of Death | June 2 1952 |
| Status | Missing In Action |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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, Ensign Brown was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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
Ensign Brown was a pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 113, aboard the carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). on June 2, 1952, as his aircraft left the deck on a combat mission, it was struck by the slipstream of another aircraft, fell into the sea and its belly tank exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.