William R. Brown, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

William R. Brown, Jr.

State of Birth:

ID

Home State:

CO

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1941-1965

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment; Company L, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division

Location of Service

Fort Douglas, Utah; Toccoa, Georgia; Camp Hale, and Fort Carson, Colorado; Italy; European Theater

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division

Location of Service

Asia

Highest Rank

Command Sergeant Major

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [2 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Richard Merritt

Contributor:

Corby Anderson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Roaring Fork Veterans History Project, Aspen Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/55653

Subjects:

Brown Jr., William R.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

William R. Brown, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/55653), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress