Brown Roy E.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Roy E. Brown

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

31295447

Unit:

9th Bomber Squadron, 7th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-03-22

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Roy E. Brown was born in 1923. He entered the military service in Massachusetts. Brown was a gunner on B-24J #42-73437 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. They were flying as part of a group of planes to bomb targets on Great Coco Island in the Indian Ocean. Moderate anti-aircraft fire was encountered and Brown's plane was hit. The plane winged over to the right and went almost vertically into the ocean. There were no survivors. He was declared "Missing in Action" on July 22, 1945 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov