PFC Dewey Hearrell Brown Jr.

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PFC Dewey Hearrell Brown Jr. Veteran

Birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Mar 1967 (aged 19)
Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section D Site 7
Memorial ID
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In Memory of….. PFC Dewey Hearrell Brown, Jr.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!

DEWEY HEARRELL BROWN,JR. - Marine Corps - PFC - E2
Age: 19
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 17, 1947
From: HOUSTON, TX
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents - Deceased: Father's Name: Dewey Hearrell Brown,Sr. and Mother's Name: Oleta Murriel Deaton. Sisters: Voleta(Valeta) Fay Brown (Preckwinkle), born 02 Oct 1943 in Dallas, Texas and Darla Jean Brown (Pickett) born July 9, 1954 in Houston, Tx. Brothers: Nathan Ray Brown, born 21 Dec 1957 in Houston, Texas, Harry Harry Lynn Brown (Deceased) and Dewey G. Brown, Sr.

***** I Sgt. D. Lemke was with you my brother. March 1 to March 6. Operation Prairie, Prairie 1, 3rd BN. 3rd MAR. 3rd MAR. DIV.
** Operation Prairie was a military operation in northern South Vietnam. Its job was to eliminating North Vietnamese Army forces south of the DMZ. Prairie was a string of battles that was fought in the foothills south of the DMZ. Some of these areas were called: Mutter's Ridge, the Razorback, Hill 400, Hill 484 and The Rockpile.
D. Lemke

***** Steve Batts, Gang of 4 Friends & Ball Players



PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
Casualty was on Mar 5, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2313190
MOS: 0331: MACHINE GUNNER
Length Service: 00
Unit: C CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 03/05/1967
Casualty Date: 03/05/1967
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device

In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Body was recovered
Panel 16E - Line 19

Others in incident: LCpl. Magdaleno Tarango KIA. PFC Edward Gean Ray KIA. Cpl. Ronald Aaron Williams KIA.

As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Brown served our country until March 5th, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

He was 19 years old and was not married.

Dewey died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. Dewey was born on August 17th, 1947 in Houston, Texas.

He served our country for less than a year.

During the Vietnam War, Prairie II Feb–Mar 1967 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history.

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Kirsty sponsored the memorial you manage for Dewey Brown.

Thank you Kirsty for your sponsorship.
Edna

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In Memory of….. PFC Dewey Hearrell Brown, Jr.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!

DEWEY HEARRELL BROWN,JR. - Marine Corps - PFC - E2
Age: 19
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 17, 1947
From: HOUSTON, TX
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single - Parents - Deceased: Father's Name: Dewey Hearrell Brown,Sr. and Mother's Name: Oleta Murriel Deaton. Sisters: Voleta(Valeta) Fay Brown (Preckwinkle), born 02 Oct 1943 in Dallas, Texas and Darla Jean Brown (Pickett) born July 9, 1954 in Houston, Tx. Brothers: Nathan Ray Brown, born 21 Dec 1957 in Houston, Texas, Harry Harry Lynn Brown (Deceased) and Dewey G. Brown, Sr.

***** I Sgt. D. Lemke was with you my brother. March 1 to March 6. Operation Prairie, Prairie 1, 3rd BN. 3rd MAR. 3rd MAR. DIV.
** Operation Prairie was a military operation in northern South Vietnam. Its job was to eliminating North Vietnamese Army forces south of the DMZ. Prairie was a string of battles that was fought in the foothills south of the DMZ. Some of these areas were called: Mutter's Ridge, the Razorback, Hill 400, Hill 484 and The Rockpile.
D. Lemke

***** Steve Batts, Gang of 4 Friends & Ball Players



PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
Length of service 0 years
Casualty was on Mar 5, 1967
MILITARY DATA:
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2313190
MOS: 0331: MACHINE GUNNER
Length Service: 00
Unit: C CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: Not Recorded
Incident Date: 03/05/1967
Casualty Date: 03/05/1967
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device

In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Body was recovered
Panel 16E - Line 19

Others in incident: LCpl. Magdaleno Tarango KIA. PFC Edward Gean Ray KIA. Cpl. Ronald Aaron Williams KIA.

As a member of the Marine Corps, PFC Brown served our country until March 5th, 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

He was 19 years old and was not married.

Dewey died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. Dewey was born on August 17th, 1947 in Houston, Texas.

He served our country for less than a year.

During the Vietnam War, Prairie II Feb–Mar 1967 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history.

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Kirsty sponsored the memorial you manage for Dewey Brown.

Thank you Kirsty for your sponsorship.
Edna

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