Born: unknown
Died:
Campaigns Served: Namur, Saipan, Tinian
Highest Rank Attained: Private First Class
Decorations:
With Dog Company:
Charles Brown was an original member of Company D, 24th Marines. He was rated a PFC and carried ammunition for a heavy machine gun in the company's second platoon. Brown served through the battle of Namur, and was transferred to Baker Company in March, 1944.
With Baker Company:
PFC Brown served as an ammunition carrier through the battles of Saipan and Tinian without a scratch.
He was transferred out of the company prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima.
Note: a Private Charles Brown appears on the rolls of Able Company for the battle of Iwo Jima; however, it is not known definitively if these are the same man.