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Joseph
Tuck
Brown
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Illinois

Joseph Brown graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Action Date:

    April 1962 – June 1964
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 28 (August 24, 1964)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Colonel (Field Artillery) Joseph Tuck Brown (ASN: 0-23969), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from April 1962 to June 1964.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    September 1943 – May 1945
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Captain (Field Artillery) Joseph Tuck Brown (ASN: 0-23969), United States Army, was captured by German forces during fighting in Europe on or about 12 September 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.