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WAYNE GORDON BROWN II
Major · U.S. Air Force
April 29, 1943 – July 17, 1972
Service recordWayne Gordon Brown II, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He was lost on July 17, 1972, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 56
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Weapon Systems Officer (1555C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 497 TFS 8 TFW
- Born
- April 29, 1943
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- July 17, 1972
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing in action
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date July 17, 1972; he was the only one lost in Thừa Thiên Province that day. In July 1972, 53 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Thừa Thiên Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 56
- JAMES LINTON HUARDCaptain · July 12, 1972
- SAMUEL ODONNELL JRCaptain · July 12, 1972
- ROBERT RANDALL CECILPetty Officer First Class · July 13, 1972
- MICHAEL ALAN HILLSergeant · July 13, 1972
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 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.