Brown, Briscoe Baldwin
Title
Brown, Briscoe Baldwin
Last Name
Brown
First and Middle Name
Briscoe Baldwin
Hometown
Goshen, Virginia
Birth Date
25 April 1893
Birthplace
Glasgow, Virginia
Death Date
8 February 1964
Parents
Robert Brown and Rosa Brown
Spouse(s)
Cora Lester
Children
Briscoe B. Brown Jr.
VPI Graduating Class
1915
Graduated
No, but attended VPI in 1912.
Service Branch
US Army
Unit
Battery E, 137th Field Artillery, 38th Division
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Retired Rank
1st Lieutenant (starting on 29 October 1918.
Military Events
Entered service on 18 September 1917 and discharged on 21 January 1919. Served overseas in France from 23 September 1918 through 23 December 1918.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Brown, Briscoe Baldwin,” VPI in World War I, accessed February 25, 2025, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/283.
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