Gordon Richard Brown

Captain
310TH TCS, 315TH TCW, 13TH AF
United States Air Force
30 January 1929 - 24 October 1963
Morgan City, Louisiana
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7TH AF C-123 310TH TCS


The database page for Gordon Richard Brown

16 Jul 2002

"This will remain the land of the free
only so long as it is the home of the brave."
- Elmer Davis -

From his son,
Richard K. Brown
Email address is not published by request.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

A C-123B (tail number 56-4385) from the 310th Troop Carrier Squadron was shot down just south of Saigon while dropping flares to illuminate the area around a village under attack by VC. Four men were killed in the incident:
  • Capt Gordon R. Brown, Oklahoma City, OK;
  • Capt Woodrow M. Fitzgerald, Staunton, VA;
  • SSgt Charles B. Lankford, Collinsville, IL; and
  • SSgt Walter K. Morris, Paris, KY.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 16 Jul 2002
Last updated 11/19/2009