Plano, Texas~
Funeral services for Army Cpl. Robert Ray Brown, 20, of Plano, killed in action in Vietnam October 1, will be at 1 p. m. Saturday in Hamilton Baptist Church of Frisco. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas.
Brown, a native of Collin County, had been in Vietnam three weeks. He was killed by enemy fire while on an operation with the 9th Infantry Division south of Saigon.
He had attended Plano and Frisco High Schools and lettered in football. He was a member of Hamilton Baptist Church.
Drafted in July 1966, he served for a year in Germany before volunteering for Vietnam duty. He received the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously.
Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Brown; two brothers, Bobby C. Brown and David Brown of Frisco; six sisters, Miss Nancy Brown, Miss Pauline Brown, Miss Ella Brown, Miss Maureen Brown, Miss Thelma Brown, and Miss Angela Brown of Plano; and grandmothers, Mrs. Izora Drake of Plano and Mrs. J. B. Brown of Frisco.
Dallas News
10-07-1967
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Plano, TX
Date of birth: 01/05/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 54437293
MOS: 11C10: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: B CO, 4TH BN, 47TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 09/06/1967
Incident Date: 10/01/1967
Casualty Date: 10/01/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Kien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fir
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Funeral services for Army Cpl. Robert Ray Brown, 20, of Plano, killed in action in Vietnam October 1, will be at 1 p. m. Saturday in Hamilton Baptist Church of Frisco. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas.
Brown, a native of Collin County, had been in Vietnam three weeks. He was killed by enemy fire while on an operation with the 9th Infantry Division south of Saigon.
He had attended Plano and Frisco High Schools and lettered in football. He was a member of Hamilton Baptist Church.
Drafted in July 1966, he served for a year in Germany before volunteering for Vietnam duty. He received the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously.
Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Brown; two brothers, Bobby C. Brown and David Brown of Frisco; six sisters, Miss Nancy Brown, Miss Pauline Brown, Miss Ella Brown, Miss Maureen Brown, Miss Thelma Brown, and Miss Angela Brown of Plano; and grandmothers, Mrs. Izora Drake of Plano and Mrs. J. B. Brown of Frisco.
Dallas News
10-07-1967
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Plano, TX
Date of birth: 01/05/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 54437293
MOS: 11C10: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: B CO, 4TH BN, 47TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 09/06/1967
Incident Date: 10/01/1967
Casualty Date: 10/01/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Kien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fir
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Plano, Texas~
Funeral services for Army Cpl. Robert Ray Brown, 20, of Plano, killed in action in Vietnam October 1, will be at 1 p. m. Saturday in Hamilton Baptist Church of Frisco. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas.
Brown, a native of Collin County, had been in Vietnam three weeks. He was killed by enemy fire while on an operation with the 9th Infantry Division south of Saigon.
He had attended Plano and Frisco High Schools and lettered in football. He was a member of Hamilton Baptist Church.
Drafted in July 1966, he served for a year in Germany before volunteering for Vietnam duty. He received the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously.
Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Brown; two brothers, Bobby C. Brown and David Brown of Frisco; six sisters, Miss Nancy Brown, Miss Pauline Brown, Miss Ella Brown, Miss Maureen Brown, Miss Thelma Brown, and Miss Angela Brown of Plano; and grandmothers, Mrs. Izora Drake of Plano and Mrs. J. B. Brown of Frisco.
Dallas News
10-07-1967
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Plano, TX
Date of birth: 01/05/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 54437293
MOS: 11C10: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: B CO, 4TH BN, 47TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 09/06/1967
Incident Date: 10/01/1967
Casualty Date: 10/01/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Kien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fir
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Funeral services for Army Cpl. Robert Ray Brown, 20, of Plano, killed in action in Vietnam October 1, will be at 1 p. m. Saturday in Hamilton Baptist Church of Frisco. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas.
Brown, a native of Collin County, had been in Vietnam three weeks. He was killed by enemy fire while on an operation with the 9th Infantry Division south of Saigon.
He had attended Plano and Frisco High Schools and lettered in football. He was a member of Hamilton Baptist Church.
Drafted in July 1966, he served for a year in Germany before volunteering for Vietnam duty. He received the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously.
Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Brown; two brothers, Bobby C. Brown and David Brown of Frisco; six sisters, Miss Nancy Brown, Miss Pauline Brown, Miss Ella Brown, Miss Maureen Brown, Miss Thelma Brown, and Miss Angela Brown of Plano; and grandmothers, Mrs. Izora Drake of Plano and Mrs. J. B. Brown of Frisco.
Dallas News
10-07-1967
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Plano, TX
Date of birth: 01/05/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 54437293
MOS: 11C10: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: B CO, 4TH BN, 47TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 09/06/1967
Incident Date: 10/01/1967
Casualty Date: 10/01/1967
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Kien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fir
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