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Harold Brown (diplomat)
Harold Brown may refer to: * Harold Brown (Tuskegee Airman) (1924–2023), U.S. Air Force officer and Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilot, World War II prisoner of war (POW) * Harry Brown (journalist) (Harold Andrew Brown, 1930–2002), Canadian radio and television host * Harold K. Brown (born 1934), San Diego civil rights activist * Harold L. Brown (born 1946), Pennsylvania politician *Harold P. Brown (1857–1932), American inventor, anti-alternating current activist * Harold Brown (basketball) (1923–1980), American basketball player *Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense) (1927–2019), American physicist, U.S. Secretary of Defense *Harold Ray Brown (born 1946), American drummer, member of the 1970s band War * Harold Brown (athlete) (1917–2002), Canadian athlete * Harold Brown (footballer) (1878–1940), Australian rules footballer for Essendon and St Kilda * Harold Brown (gymnast) (1904–1986), British Olympic gymnast *Harold Brown (Rhode Island financier) (1863–1900), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Brown (Tuskegee Airman)
Harold H. Brown (August 19, 1924 – January 12, 2023) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer who served during World War II as a combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Brown's P-51C aircraft was shot down in the European Theatre of World War II and he became a prisoner of war. Early life Brown was born August 19, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In his autobiography ''Keep your Airspeed Up'' Brown says he developed a passion for flying as a teen. Brown claims to have read everything he could at the local library, about airplanes. He claims that two major influences on his passion for flying were the book ''The Life of an Army Corps Cadet: Randolph field, west Point of the Air'', and a 1938 movie called The Dawn Patrol. He saved up $35 for flying lessons in a Piper J-3 Cub and at $7 a lesson he ran out of money before completing the program. Brown graduated from high school In June 1942, at just seventeen years old, he graduated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
