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DON CHARLES BROWN
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 11, 1950 – August 26, 1969
Service recordDon Charles Brown, of Garden Grove, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 26, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 117
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 11, 1950
- Home of record
- Garden Grove, California (Orange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 26, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date August 26, 1969; five of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 45 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 117
- GUY ANDRE BLANCHETTESergeant · August 26, 1969
- GARDNER JOHN BROWNPrivate First Class · August 26, 1969
- DENNIS JOHN CANNITOSpecialist Four · August 26, 1969
- WAYNE LOUIS CARLSONLance Corporal · August 26, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILHIMON GARDNERPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 118
- GEORGE EDWARD HENRYCorporal · Panel 19W, Line 119
- JAMES DANIEL RAYCHELPrivate First Class · Panel 19W, Line 121
From Garden Grove
- CARROLL MONROE BIERMAN JRCorporal · June 4, 1965
- ERNEST DARRELL MITCHELLPrivate First Class · July 20, 1966
- WILLIAM ROBERT PETERSENPrivate First Class · March 31, 1967
- MICHAEL ROY NELSONSpecialist Four · April 9, 1967
- HARVEY RICHARD SANDERSCorporal · May 12, 1967
- JAMES PATRICK FITZSIMMONSLance Corporal · May 18, 1967
- JON ROY HONRATHPrivate First Class · August 17, 1967
- ALLAN GEORGE KALFASLance Corporal · September 2, 1967
- GARY LEE BARKERSergeant · October 17, 1967
- DENNIS REX ESTESPrivate First Class · November 25, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.