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Alston
Law
Brown
POW (WWII), DNB (1958)

Born:

Washington

, 

D.C.

Alston Brown graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of June 1943. Has an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel he died in an air accident on December 11, 1958.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    February – May 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Alston Law Brown (ASN: 0-26191), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about 25 February 1945, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    8th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Alston Law Brown (ASN: 0-26191), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight while serving with the EIGHTH Air Force during World War II. The skillful and zealous manner in which he has sought out the enemy and destroyed him, his devotion to duty and courage under all conditions serve as an inspiration to his fellow flyers. His actions on all these occasions reflect the highest credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.