Photo of Orson in Navy uniform, courtesy of Pat Nyguard McGuire and Wayne Nyguard.
Orson Smiley Brown was born May 30, 1920 to Ulysses Grant and Cora Madden Brown. He died Jan. 3, 2005 and is buried in Gilbert Cemetery, Gilbert, IA. Petty Officer Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.