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Brown Barracks

 
 
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Photographed by Kevin W., June 22, 2021
1. Brown Barracks Marker
Inscription.
Named in honor of
Private First Class Melvin L. Brown
Company D 8th Engineer Combat Battalion was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy near
Kasan, Korea        4 Sep 1950

 
Erected 1957 by Fort Belvoir.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 38° 42.252′ N, 77° 8.902′ W. Memorial is in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Gunston Road just west of Jackson Loop, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Belvoir VA 22060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Facility 1433, Rail Bridge (approx. half a mile away); The Staff Sergeant John D. Linde Visitor Center (approx. half a mile away); Pohick Road Crossing (approx. half a mile away); Fort Belvoir (approx. half a mile away); Belvoir (approx. half a mile away); Alexandria, Mt. Vernon, and Accotink Turnpike (approx. 0.6 miles away); Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Woodlawn Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Belvoir.
 
Brown Barracks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., June 22, 2021
2. Brown Barracks Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2021, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2021, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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