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TIMOTHY JOHN BROWN
Corporal · U.S. Army
February 28, 1951 – May 30, 1970
Service recordTimothy John Brown, of Myrtle Point, Oregon, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 30, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 120 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 120
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 28, 1951
- Home of record
- Myrtle Point, Oregon (Coos County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 30, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date May 30, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 120
- JOSEPH RUSSLE CLINCHFirst Lieutenant · May 30, 1970
- DOMINICK LAWRENCE CUCCIAFirst Lieutenant · May 30, 1970
- BRIAN JOHN DEVANEYChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 30, 1970
- MICHAEL EUGENE DUVALSpecialist Four · May 30, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD GUSTAVE HAILE JRSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 121
- STANLEY REGAN KIMMELSpecialist Four · Panel 10W, Line 121
- HARRY DAVIS PICKARDSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 122
- RICHARD GEORGE WEID JRSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 122
From Myrtle Point
- DONALD GENE MILLERSpecialist Four · April 7, 1967
- ALFRED EDGAR PLAEP JRCorporal · February 23, 1968
- DANNY RAY KILGOREPrivate First Class · April 16, 1968
- TERRY LAVERN STAMANSpecialist Four · March 22, 1969
- JAMES CALVIN TUBB JRPrivate First Class · March 5, 1971
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.