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Casualty Info
Home Town Louisville
Casualty Date Aug 25, 1951
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Zachary Taylor National Cemetery (VA) - Louisville, Kentucky
"Major Brown was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On August 24, 1950, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed. Major Brown was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal." Source: WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings, Korean War Veterans Honor Roll, Ancestry.com
Interred 25 June 1952 at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, Section: F Site 250. Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006, Ancestry.com
Comments/Citation:
Major Brown was a World War II U.S. Army Air Force Ace downing six aircraft in 1943-44.
"Name: Meade M. Brown
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1916
Gender: Male
Home City: Louisville
Home State: Kentucky
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 25 Aug 1951 (Note: This is a presumptive death date)
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Died While Missing
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty-Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Regular
Rank: Major
Pay Grade: Major" Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
