Charles Earl Brown
| NAME: Charles Earl Brown | NICKNAME: Chuck | SERVICE NUMBER: 466317 | |||||
| HOME OF RECORD: 239 McQueen Street, Peoria, IL | NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Anna B. DeVore | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH: 4/1/1924 | SERVICE DATES: 9/23/1942 – 10/24/1945 | DATE OF DEATH: 10/3/2019 | |||||
| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | D/1/24 | 504 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | B/1/24 | 504 | PFC | WIA | |||
| Tinian | B/1/24 | 504 | PFC | ||||
| Iwo Jima | B/1/24 | 604 | PFC | WIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart with Gold Star | LAST KNOWN RANK: Private First Class | ||||||
Chuck Brown's Selective Service registration, completed before he joined the Marine Corps.
Brothers Chuck, Bob, and George Brown all served during World War II.
Chuck Brown on Tinian, August 1944.
Brown completed a second Selective Service registration after his discharge – noting his battle scars from Iwo Jima.
Interview with Chuck Brown and Al Eskildsen
"Interesting People with Ed Sutkowski," recorded February 2009