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Arthur Roy Brown, DSC & Bar (23 December 1893 – 9 March 1944) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War, credited with ten aerial victories.
Brown enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1946, becoming a midshipman. Brown earned his pilot wings on October 21, 1948, amid a flurry of press coverage. In January 1949 he was assigned to Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Leyte based at Naval Air Station Quonset Point.
Date Of Birth: December 23, 1893. Place of Birth: Carleton Place, Ontario. Date Of Death: March 9, 1944. Place of Death: Stouffville, Ontario. A somewhat shy but intelligent man Roy 'Brownie' Brown loved to fly and enlisted in 1915 as an Officer Cadet at the Army Officers' Training Corps.
Apr 20, 2018 · The Canadian story begins with a group of young volunteers from Carleton Place, Ont., and most notably one Capt. Arthur Roy Brown, who in the spring of 1915 seized upon the dream of entering...
Feb 21, 2023 · During World War II, the U.S. Navy did not have a program that allowed African Americans to train and fly as naval aviators. Jesse Leroy Brown, however, fought through many hurdles to become the first African American to complete Navy flight training. Discover his story.
Mar 30, 2023 · Jesse LeRoy Brown is known as the first African American to complete the US Navy’s basic flight training program, doing so in late 1948.
One such Canadian is WWI flying ace Captain A. Roy Brown, a pilot who twice earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Brown would achieve fame for being the pilot officially credited with shooting down the most famous German pilot of the Great War: Baron Manfred von Richthofen; “The Red Baron.”
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