Brown Delmar K.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Delmar K. Brown

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-781202

Unit:

1333rd Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Death:

1945-01-06

State:

California

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

Delmar K. Brown entered the military service in California. He served as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on C-46A "Stork" #42-96721, 1333rd Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-46A #42-96721 took off, with a crew of four and nine passengers, from Kunming, China on a cargo mission to Chabua, India. They were last contacted by radio and after that were not seen nor heard from again. It was noted that along the route planes were experiencing severe icing.

Delmar was declared "Missing In Action" on January 6, 19445 on this mission during the war. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov