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Jun 8, 2002 · Melvin L. Brown Foot Stone Grave Marker. PFC Melvin L. Brown was killed in action in Korea and is buried in Mahaffey Cemetery. His grave GPS is N40.8698 W78.7164. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Kasan, Korea, 4 September 1950.
Feb 22, 2022 · Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class in the United States Army in Company D, 8th Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 4, 1950 at Kasan, Korea. He was killed in action.
Jun 23, 2021 · Named in honor of Private First Class Melvin L. Brown Company D 8th Engineer Combat Battalion was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy near
Melvin Louis Brown (February 2, 1931 – September 5, 1950) was a United States Army soldier during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 4, 1950, during the Battle of Ka-san. He was 19 years old. Biography.
For his leadership and great valor, Private First Class Brown was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Notes.
Published on May 16, 2023. Honor & Remembrance. Granite monument honoring local resident and U.S. Army soldier PFC Melvin L. Brown, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea on Feb. 16, 1951. There is also an unfinished mural portrait of Brown on an adjacent building.
Died: September 5, 1950, Korea. Buried: Mahaffey Cemetery, Mahaffey, PA, United States. U.S. Army Private First Class Melvin L Brown was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Korean War.
