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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

 

Murrill Brown

 

Date and Place of Birth: February 26, 1923 Huntington Beach, California
Date and Place of Death: September 1944 Jacksonville, Florida
Baseball Experience: Minor League
Position: Pitcher/Outfielder
Rank: Ensign
Military Unit: US Navy
Area Served: United States

 

Murrill J Brown was born February 26, 1923 at Huntington Beach, California. Brown starred as a pitcher and outfielder at Wilson High School and with the Samuel Thomas Post 326 American Legion Junior team in North Long Beach.

 

Signed by the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League in 1942, Brown was assigned to the Pocatello Cardinals of the Pioneer League where he was 5-9 as a pitcher and batted .222 playing the outfield. His pitching performance included a three-hitter against Boise on May 28.

 

Brown was called into the service at the end of the season and served with the Navy. He earned his wings at Corpus Christi, Texas and was stationed at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida.

 

In September 1944, Ensign Murrill Brown was killed when his plane crashed on an operational flight out of Jacksonville.

 

Thanks to Davis O Barker for help with this biography. Updated January 23, 2008.

 

Added September 18, 2006

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