Willie Lee Brown, Jr.

Corporal, U.S. Army

Willie Lee Brown, Jr. was born on 22 September 1948.

On 8 March 1969, Corporal Willie Lee Brown, Jr. was serving with D Company, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, in Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam.

On that day Corporal Brown was killed in action when he sustained wounds from small arms fire. His body was recovered.

Medals and Badge

Silver Star Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Bronze Star Medal with Combat Valor Device
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Honors

The name Willie L Brown Jr is inscribed on Panel W30 Line 72 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Burial

Corporal Willie Lee Brown, Jr. is buried at Saint Peter's Cemetery in Alachua County, FL.

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