William Joseph Brown

Private First Class
D TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAVALRY, 1 INF DIV
Army of the United States
15 April 1950 - 17 November 1969
Poughkeepsie, New York
Panel 16W Line 086

1 INF DIV

4TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William Joseph Brown

03 Aug 1998

My father went to school (and became best friends) with Billy Brown. In 1969 Bill went to Vietnam and three months later was Killed In Action.

My father said the first son he had he would name after Bill. That's where I come in - William Joseph Price. My father kept a few letters from Bill but not much concrete information. Bill was in infantry when he first got to Vietnam then transfered to the First of the Fourth Cavalry. It was in the Cav that he was killed.

Summary as follows:
"Killed by a single enemy round fired at close range while serving as point man for the ARP inserted to sweep an enemy bunker complex. Location was Binh Duong Province."

I have been registered with the In Touch program for a couple of years with no success. If you knew Bill Brown please email me.

I would like to find out more about the man I am named after.

Thank you,
Bill Price
bprice@gwi.net

02 Apr 2007

I live in Columbus, Georgia and grew up with Allen H. Caldwell. He was like my brother and I loved him. We were a tight community back in the 1960s. Allen played football, baseball, basketball and was a great guy. When he died a piece of my heart died with him. He is buried at Fort Benning, Georgia. His parents are both deceased. He has two brothers and one sister. Allen had a personality and everyone who met him liked him. Vietnam was a place that changed my life and the life of so many of his friends. He will never be forgotten.

From a friend,
Glenda E. Hall
glndelln@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

D Troop, 1/4th Cavalry, lost two men on 17 November 1969 - SGT Allen H. Caldwell of Columbus, Georgia, and PFC William J. Brown.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his namesake,
Bill Price
bprice@gwi.net



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 09 Jul 1998
Last updated 09/10/2007