Milton Charles Brown papers, 1925-1954, Date acquired: 2018-03-03, bulk 1943-1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Brown, Milton Charles, 1925-2009
- Extent:
- 1.00 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Milton Charles Brown papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_18_0004.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Technical Sergeant Milton Charles Brown who served in the U.S. Army with the 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion as an Operations Noncommissioned Officer during World War II. Brown served in the European Theater of Operations. The collection includes Brown's military personnel documents and photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
Milton Charles Brown was born on July 26, 1925, in Brilliant, Ohio to Charles and Ida Brown. He entered active duty in the U.S. Army on July 20, 1943, at Clarksburg, West Virginia. He served with Headquarters Company, 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion, as the Operations NCO in the U.S. and the European Theater of Operations. Brown left the U.S. for overseas on February 27, 1944, and returned on December 27, 1945. He was discharged on January 1, 1946, at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation in Pennsylvania. Brown passed away in Cuyahoga, Ohio on February 1, 2009.
- Acquisition information:
Lynn D. Brown (Daughter of Milton Charles Brown)
Donation
- Custodial history:
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Milton Charles Brown papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_18_0004.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
