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Facts and Events
| Name |
Pfc Malvin Leroy Brown |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
11 Oct 1920 |
Baltimore City, Maryland, United States |
| Military[5] |
From Nov 1942 to 6 Aug 1945 |
United States Army, 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion |
| Residence[5] |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Death[1] |
6 Aug 1945 |
Douglas, Oregon, United States Umpqua National Forest |
| Burial[1] |
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Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United StatesMount Calvary Cemetery |
Image Gallery
References
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PFC Malvin Leroy Brown
Birth: 11 Oct 1920 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death: 6 Aug 1945 (aged 24) Douglas County, Oregon, USA
Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Memorial #: 150264915
Bio: An Honor 70 Years Late
A ceremony to posthumously honor Private 1st Class Malvin L. Brown, a member of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (known as the “Triple Nickles”), was held at his gravesite
in Mt. Calvary Cemetery near Baltimore. It has been 70 years since Brown’s death. He died in service to his country after falling from a tree during a fire jump near Roseburg, Oregon. Unfortunately, because of racial issues in the United States’ armed forces of the 1940s, Brown’s military service went nearly unrecognized. His death was the first recorded smokejumper fatality. Members of his family attended the ceremony as did officials from the Forest Service.
Published in "Chief's Desk: People, Places, and Things" on 14 Aug 2015.
Created by: Big Ern (46620889)
Added: 2015-08-06T10:25:12.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150264915/malvin-leroy-brown
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150264915/malvin_leroy-brown: accessed November 12, 2024), memorial page for PFC Malvin Leroy Brown (11 Oct 1920–6 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150264915, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Big Ern (contributor 46620889).
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Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008
Detail Source
Name Malvin L Brown
Death Date 6 Aug 1945
Death Place Douglas
Certificate 5010
ancestry.com
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
ViewU.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Detail Source
Name Malvin Leroy Brown
Race Black
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 11 Oct 1920
Birth Place Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Residence Place Haverford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place Haverford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Height 5 6
Weight 156
Complexion Light Brown
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Malvin Leroy Brown Self (Head)
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A national forest site is now named after a Black paratrooper who died in a secret mission
Published in:Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA), Feb 23, 2023, By:Wood, Anthony R.
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Montco church honors one of the Triple Nickles
Published in:Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA), Nov 16, 2015,
By:Ballin, Sofiya
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