DOB/DOD: July 26, 1922 (Bronx, NY) – August 13, 1984 (Norwalk, CT); 62 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married Jane Brown (1921-1999) in 1948.
CHILDREN: None
LOCAL ADDRESS: 7 Acorn Lane
ENLISTMENT: February 20, 1943
DISCHARGE: November 16, 1945
SERVICE NUMBER: 12178815
UNIT: 15th Air Force
FAMILY: Born to John G. [Army veteran] (1895-1970) and Teresa Watt Brown [Navy veteran] (1895-1964). Gordon was their only child.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Prisoner of War in Germany from March 1945 until his liberation at the end of the war.
From The Norwalk Hour August 14, 1984
Gordon Watt Brown, 62, of Acorn Lane, died Monday in Norwalk Hospital. He was the husband of Jane Brown. Born July 26, 1922, in New York City, son of the late John Gordon and Teresa Watt Brown, Mr. Brown had been a 32-year resident of Norwalk. He was associated with the advertising department of Conde Nast Publications and had attended the University of Virginia. A former commodore of Viking Yacht Club of Norwalk, Mr. Brown was on the Board of Governors of Wilson Cove Yacht Club. He was a World War II 15th Army Air Force veteran, had been a prisoner of war, and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Air Medals. Mr. Brown was a member of Rowayton Power Squadron, American Legion Post No. 12 of Norwalk, the Disabled Veterans, and the National American Inc. Prisoner of War. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Noroton. Interment will be in Orange Cemetery in Orange. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. The family requests that contributions be made to Rowayton Fire Department Paramedics, P.O. Box 151, Rowayton. or to a favorite charity.
Buried in Orange Center Cemetery, 648 Orange Center Road, Orange, Connecticut; Section and plot number are unknown. Photo from FindAGrave.com.
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