Owrie Vernon Brown was born on September 7, 1924. He was the son of William Duane Brown and Minnie P. Brown. He was the husband of Lillian Flora Casaganda Brown. He served in the 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Flight Engineer of B-24J Liberator #42-51871 during World War II.

On February 16, 1945, while carrying out a bombing mission over Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was struck by flak, causing it to catch fire and explode in mid-air near Haselbach, Bavaria. Seven crew members were killed, while the two survivors were captured and taken as prisoners of war.

SSgt Brown was captured by German forces and was held as a prisoner of war in Germany until the end of the war, concluding his military service with the rank of Technical Sergeant. He was a retired airline pilot. He died on July 4, 1996, and is now buried in the Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA.

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