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ROBERT GODWIN BROWNE
Lieutenant (junior grade) · U.S. Navy
January 26, 1945 – February 10, 1970
Service recordRobert Godwin Browne, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy. He died on February 10, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 119 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 119
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
- Lieutenant (junior grade) (LTJG)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Supply Corps (3105)
- Born
- January 26, 1945
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 10, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 10, 1970; 14 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 119
- RONALD BOYSEN BAKERMajor · February 10, 1970
- TOMMY LEE BARNESSergeant · February 10, 1970
- RICKY LYNN BOWDENSergeant · February 10, 1970
- STEVEN LYNN CATINOCorporal · February 10, 1970
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
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.