| Summary: | Soldier David W. Brown was born on August 26, 1920, in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1943, three days after he and his wife were married, Brown was drafted into the United States Army. He was deployed during World War II with the 490th Port Battalion, 226 Port Company European Theater, where he served as a technician 4th Grade. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Brown landed on the shores of Utah Beach as allied forces stormed the beaches at Normandy. In December, 1945, Brown received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Army. In 2009, Brown was awarded an Emmy plaque from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for contributing to the History Channel's program, A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day. In 2010, he was awarded France's Chevalier of the Legion of Honor medal, the highest decoration bestowed on those who have achieved remarkable deeds for France.
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