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Melvin Robert Brown 1937 - 2006

Melvin R Brown of West Linn, Clackamas County, OR was born on November 5, 1937, and died at age 69 years old on December 21, 2006. Melvin Brown was buried at Willamette National Cemetery Section Z Site 913 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland.
Melvin R Brown
West Linn, Clackamas County, OR 97068
November 5, 1937
December 21, 2006
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  • 11/5
    1937

    Birthday

    November 5, 1937
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: AWC Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 12/21
    2006

    Death

    December 21, 2006
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    Willamette National Cemetery Section Z Site 913 11800 Se Mt. Scott Boulevard, in Portland, Or 97086
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In 1937, in the year that Melvin Robert Brown was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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In 1945, at the age of just 8 years old, Melvin was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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