Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Blankman Collection |
Accession number 1001.1 |
1.24.23.002 |
Object Name |
Certificate, Commemorative |
Catalog Number |
FDR Memorial Certificate |
Description |
Commemoratice certificate issued in honor of Pvt. Billie E. Brown, who died on June 11th, 1943 after the Japanese invasion of the Phillipines. Certificate Reads: "In grateful memory of Private First Class Billie E. Brown, A.S.No. 20700221, who died in the service of his country in the Southwest Pacific Area, June 11, 1943. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who jave dared to die that freedmon might live, and grow, and icnrease its blessings. Freedom lives, and through it, he lives--in a way that humbles the undertakings of most men." |

