Military Figure. In 1942, Brown enlisted in the United States Army. Brown enrolled in the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for training to become a Tuskegee Airman. At the age of 19 he graduated from the segregated pilot training program and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army Air Corps in 1944. During his time in combat, he completed missions strafing targets on the ground and protecting bombers in the air. On his 30th mission, he was shot down over Linz, Austria, and was forced to bail out of his badly damaged P-51 Mustang. He was taken as a prisoner of war. He was one of thirty-two Tuskegee Airmen to be captured during the war. After World War II, Brown returned to Tuskegee as a Flight Instructor. He was then transferred to Lockbourne Air Force Base in Columbus, Ohio. He later served in Japan during the Korean War. Brown left active duty in 1965 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Brown and the other Tuskegee Airmen paved the way for desegregation of the military. In 2007 they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C. Brown and his wife published "Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman" in 2017.
Military Figure. In 1942, Brown enlisted in the United States Army. Brown enrolled in the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for training to become a Tuskegee Airman. At the age of 19 he graduated from the segregated pilot training program and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army Air Corps in 1944. During his time in combat, he completed missions strafing targets on the ground and protecting bombers in the air. On his 30th mission, he was shot down over Linz, Austria, and was forced to bail out of his badly damaged P-51 Mustang. He was taken as a prisoner of war. He was one of thirty-two Tuskegee Airmen to be captured during the war. After World War II, Brown returned to Tuskegee as a Flight Instructor. He was then transferred to Lockbourne Air Force Base in Columbus, Ohio. He later served in Japan during the Korean War. Brown left active duty in 1965 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Brown and the other Tuskegee Airmen paved the way for desegregation of the military. In 2007 they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C. Brown and his wife published "Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman" in 2017.
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