United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Marine Corps · United States

James William Brown

Private

1946 – 1966

Vietnam Wall · Panel 06E

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Private James William Brown served in the U.S. Marine Corps. James served with the B CO 1 BN 5 MAR 1 MARDIV. James served in the Vietnam War. James was 19 years old.

How They Died

Manner Accident

Cause Drowning

Circumstance Accident in theatre

Place Bien Hoa

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF

0331: MACHINE GUNNER

PVT

MACHINEGUNNER

BIEN HOA

1966

Pay grade E01. DCAS record DCAS-VN-006137.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 3

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 06E · Line 84 cut as JAMES W BROWN

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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James William Brown

Private

U.S. Marine Corps

- 1966

1st Battalion, 5th Marines

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