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2LT Ralph Otto Brown

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2LT Ralph Otto Brown Veteran

Birth
Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Death
26 Dec 1944 (aged 21)
Sicilia, Italy
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 22 Jan 1945

Ogden B-17 Pilot Dies In Italian Theater
Lt Ralph Brown, 21, son of Mr and Mrs W Glen Brown 2711 Van Buren Ave., Ogden, whose wife is Helen Brady Brown, 2070 Madison Ave. was killed in action Dec 26 while serving as a B-17 pilot in the Italian theater.
Born June 10, 1923, in Ogden, he attended Ogden schools and was active in music, winning a musical scholarship to Weber college for one year.
After enlisting in the air corps in November 1942 he received training and was assigned overseas in November 1943. Prior to enlistment he was an employee of Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co.
Survivors include his parents; widow and two brothers, Delbert G. Brown, air forces cadet, Altus Okla., and Jerry Brown; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O J Thorsted, 518-4th st., and T F Brown, North Ogden.
The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, 22 Jan 1945

Ogden B-17 Pilot Dies In Italian Theater
Lt Ralph Brown, 21, son of Mr and Mrs W Glen Brown 2711 Van Buren Ave., Ogden, whose wife is Helen Brady Brown, 2070 Madison Ave. was killed in action Dec 26 while serving as a B-17 pilot in the Italian theater.
Born June 10, 1923, in Ogden, he attended Ogden schools and was active in music, winning a musical scholarship to Weber college for one year.
After enlisting in the air corps in November 1942 he received training and was assigned overseas in November 1943. Prior to enlistment he was an employee of Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co.
Survivors include his parents; widow and two brothers, Delbert G. Brown, air forces cadet, Altus Okla., and Jerry Brown; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O J Thorsted, 518-4th st., and T F Brown, North Ogden.

Inscription

2nd Lieutenant US Air Force
Of the coast of Ancona Italy

Gravesite Details

See F-A-G #56362547




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