Frisco in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Corporal Robert Ray Brown

Vietnam War

Photographed by James Hulse, July 9, 2026

1. Corporal Robert Ray Brown Marker

Inscription.
This Frisco Commons Park Trail is dedicated by the residents of Frisco, Texas to honor Corporal Brown, age 20, was serving as a U.S. Army infantry indirect fire crewman with B Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division on October 1, 1967 when he was killed in action by enemy sniper fire during combat operations in Kien Hoa, South Vietnam. Corporal Brown was laid to rest at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.

Erected by City of Frisco.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is October 1, 1967.

Location. 33° 9.362′ N, 96° 48.934′ W. Memorial is in Frisco, Texas, in Collin County. It is on McKinney Road east of Sycamore Street. The marker is located in the Frisco Commons Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8000 McKinney Rd, Frisco TX 75033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

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: Sergeant Michael Luke Boatright (within shouting distance of this marker); The People and Towns That Became Frisco (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1948 Veterans Memorial Urn (about 500 feet away); Corporal Kenneth Jack Hill (about 500 feet away); Battlefield Cross (about 500 feet away); Private First Class Sidney Gordon Duncan (about 600 feet away); City of Frisco (about 600 feet away); Technical Sergeant Mabron Paul Johnson (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frisco.

Also see . . . Robert Ray Brown. Carry The Load

Corporal Robert Ray Brown served in Germany for one year before volunteering for Vietnam where he was assigned as a mortar man with B Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. He was killed in action fighting the enemy around the
Photographed by James Hulse

2. Corporal Robert Ray Brown Marker
Mekong River Delta in an area called Rung Sat Special Zone, just three weeks after arriving in Vietnam.

Robert grew up during a time of change for Frisco, and the nation. He attended the segregated Hamilton School and his first two years of high school at the Frederick Douglass School in Plano. When Frisco schools desegregated, Robert attended and graduated Frisco High School in 1967 where he lettered in football and was a member of Future Farmers of America.

Corporal Brown was the first resident of Frisco to give his life in Vietnam. He received the Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart, awarded posthumously. His portrait is displayed in the Collin County Court House as part of the Collin County Fallen Warriors Portrait Project. In 2025, Frisco VFW Post 8273 was named and dedicated in Corporal Brown’s honor.

(Submitted on August 17, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, July 9, 2026

3. Corporal Robert Ray Brown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.