Harold Brown

Harold H. Brown (August 19, 1924 – January 12, 2023) was a U.S. Army Air Force officer who served during World War II as a combat fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group, best known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Brown's P-51C aircraft was shot down in the European Theatre of World War II and he became a prisoner of war.

Brown graduated from high school In June 1942, at just seventeen years old, he graduated from North High School (Minneapolis). He was one of 32 of the Tuskegee Airmen to be captured during the war.

Korean War and after

During the Korean War he was stationed at Tachikawa Air Base, Tokyo. Brown flew missions in South Korea from Taegu Air Base, Pusan Air Base and Seoul Air Base.

Brown retired from the Air Force in 1965 at the rank of lieutenant colonel.

In 1965 Brown attended Ohio University and earned a mathematics degree while working full time, then a master's degree and a doctorate in vocational-technical education at [The Ohio State University ]. He ultimately held the position of Vice President at Columbus State Community College.

Personal life and death Brown died on January 12, 2023, at the age of 98. In 2013, Heidelberg University awarded Brown an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. In 2017, the University of Findlay awarded Brown an honorary doctorate. In 2020, the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inducted Brown into its ranks. The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame also awarded Brown and his wife the "Writers of the Year" award for their book, “Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman.”