Steven Merle Brown (1948 - 1970)

Born 13 Sep 1948 in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States of America

Died 8 Jan 1970 at age 21 in Kien Phong, Vietnam

Biography

Military Service

Chief Warrant Officer Steven Brown was Killed in Action in Vietnam during The Vietnam War.

CWO Steven Brown served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: c. 1968
Unit(s): 114th Aviation Company
Service ended: 8 Jan 1970

Army Aviator

Flight Classes: 68-21 and 68-37

Event - Death

Place - Military Region 4 - Kien Phong, South Vietnam

Tour Date - 4 Feb 1969

Casualty Type - Hostile, Died

Casualty Cause Note - Air Loss, Crash - Land

Military Unit - Army

Military Component - Reserve

Rank - Chief Warrant Officer

Service Number - 111401057

Religion - Methodist (also Evangelical United Brethren)

Marital Status - Single

Residence Place - New York, New York, United States

Panel - 14W

Three other men from the 114th Assault Helicopter Company died when UH-1H (tail number 66-16871) was shot down:

• CWO Steven Merle Brown, commander
• WO Gale W. Butcher, Jr, copilot
• SP5 Kenneth Thomas Kleppin, crew chief
• SP4 William Edward Barnes, gunner

Burial

Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, Union, New Jersey

Sources

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV6-6PL9 : 13 December 2015), Steven Merle Brown, 1970; Burial, Linden, Union, New Jersey, United States of America, Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery; citing record ID 16951890, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-SC8 : 12 December 2014), Steven Merle Brown, 08 Jan 1970; citing , Kien Phong, South Vietnam, panel 14W, line 011, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZH-CW4 : 12 December 2014), Steven Merle Brown, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation