JESSE LEROY BROWN
Deceased
Rate/Rank
ENS
Service Branch
USNR 7/1946 - 12/1950
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR Born
10/13/1926HATTIESBURG, MS
FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAVAL AVIATOR TO FLY IN COMBAT, KILLED IN ACTION - SMALL ARMS FIRE, NEAR CHOSIN RESERVOIR, NORTH KOREA, 12/04/1950
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, FL
USS WRIGHT CVL-49
FIGHTER SQUADRON VF-32, USS LEYTE CV-32
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SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
PURPLE HEART * AIR MEDAL
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON * NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL * KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
UNITED NATIONS KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL