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MARTIN BROWN
Petty Officer Third Class · U.S. Navy
March 13, 1946 – May 23, 1969
Service recordMartin Brown, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Petty Officer Third Class in the U.S. Navy. He died on May 23, 1969, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 81
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. Navy
- Rank
- Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Boilerman (BT)
- Born
- March 13, 1946
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 23, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Ship/Submarine Accident At Sea (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
56 names on the Wall carry the date May 23, 1969. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 81
- ROBERT LEE ANDERSONCorporal · May 23, 1969
- GREGORY REA BENTON JRStaff Sergeant · May 23, 1969
- GERALD ALLAN BLAIRCorporal · May 23, 1969
- ROBERT LEE BOESECorporal · May 23, 1969
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 1965
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.