Minnesota Discovery Center

William Wallace Brown, Sr.

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
rank:Commander
serial number:1623791105
location:Midshipman's Training, Notre Dame, Northwestern University - Gunnery Officer, San Francisoc Section Patrol, CA - Sub Chaser Training Center, Miami FL - CO, USS SC 1300, Atlantic - CO USS PC 800, Pacific - Planning & Coordinating Officer - DT 9th Naval District, Great Lakes, IL.
enlistment date:March 8, 1942
place enlisted:Minneapolis, MN
discharge date:June 26, 1975
place discharged:Pacific Palisades, CA
decorations: American Campaign Medal (1941-1946)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945)
Command at Sea Insignia (U. S. Navy)
Korean Service Medal (1950-1954)
Naval Reserve Medal (1938-1958)
Service Star(s)
World War II Victory Medal (1941-1946)
history:Served active duty during World War Two and the Korean War.
service documents:
references:American Legion, Press-Lloyd Post No. 247 (Chisholm, Minn.) Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:June 26, 1915
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:Chisholm, MN
date of death:March 28, 2005
father:Walter B. Brown, Sr.
mother:Caroline F. Brown (nee Seidensticher)
siblings:Charlotte, William Jr., Paul.
school:Chisholm High School

Last update: 1/15/2016