Harry Willis Brown
Staff Sergeant
50TH MED DET, 43RD MED GROUP, 44TH MED BDE, USARV Army of the United States Charleston, South Carolina August 16, 1943 to June 24, 1975 (Incident Date February 12, 1968) HARRY W BROWN is on the Wall at Panel 39E, Line 2 |
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These men served their country honorably and well, giving the ultimate sacrifice while carrying out a humanitarian mission. Though their memories reside in their homeland in the minds of their loving families and friends, their remains - if any still exist - will lie anonymously on foreign soil, another part of the sad reality of war. Sandy Kilgo MrsKilgo@aol.com |
Harry,
I wear this bracelet with Great Honor
From an Air Force ROTC Cadet and MIA bracelet wearer, |
REMEMBEREDby another who wears his bracelet,Karen Jewell INeedUTonight002@aol.com |
I for one will never forget you. What caught my eye was your medic status. I promise to keep your bracelet close and will pray for your return to us. You and other medics inspire me to be the best for all that we serve. The best medicine in the worst places. God bless you.
Darrell E Frost |
The MissionOn 12 Feb 1968, a UH-1H (hull number 66-17027) of the 50th Medical Detachment launched on a night medical evacuation mission from Ban Me Thuot, SVN, for the Gia Nghai Special Forces camp. The aircraft's crew consisted of
Airborne and ground searches were conducted in the area, but neither the helicopter nor its crew was found. The four men were placed in "Missing in Action" status. Beginning in late 1973, the Secretary of the Army approved Presumptive Findings of Death for the aircrewmen, including Staff Sergeant Harry Brown (24 June 1975). As of 28 September 2003, none of the four men have been located.
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