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Brown, Wallace Lamar was born on September 21, 1926 in Banks, Alabama, United States. Son of William Lewis and Nancy Bama (HendersoN) Brown.
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The endless hours;: My two and a half years as a prisoner of the Chinese Communists
(On January 12, 1953, Lieutenant Wallace L. Brown flew his...)
On January 12, 1953, Lieutenant Wallace L. Brown flew his first combat mission over North Korea. Thirty-one months later he completed that mission when he crossed the Red Chinese border at Kowloon. He had spent over 2.5 years as a prisoner of the Chinese Communists. Brown, now a captain in the U.S. Air Force, tells the story of his ordeal in this memorable and moving book. Shot down with the other members of the crew of a B-29, he was captured on a North Korean hillside and quickly transported, with the utmost secrecy, deep into Red China. There he was accused in violating Chinese territory and was treated as a criminal rather than a prisoner of war. Kept in solitary confinement for over seven months, he was fed and clothed inadequately and subjected to a grueling barrage of interrogations. During the longest of these he was forced to stand at attention for six and a half days. With great narrative force, Captain Brown describes the pain, frustration and despair of his imprisonment. He tells of the determined effort of the Chinese to destroy his will power, and of the petty brutalities of his guards. There is grim humor too, as he invents elaborate machines to occupy his mind and devises subtle ways to get back at his captors. His story provides an invaluable insight into the minds and methods of the Chinese Communists and their brain-washing techniques. Captain Brown has written a gripping and suspenseful book, and through it we come to know a man whose faith and courage enabled him to survive a unique ordeal.
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Wallace Lamar Brown
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Wallace Lamar Brown, American design engineer. Decorated Air medal, Air Force Commendation medal, Prisoner of War medal. With infantry Medical corpus, United States army, 1944-1946. Member Air Commando Association, Retired Officers Association, Reserve Officers Association, Air Resupply and Communications Association.
Education
Master in Engineering cum laude, University Oklahoma, 1963. Master in Engineering cum laude, University Oklahoma, 1964.
Career
Linesman, United Telephone & Telegraph, Brundidge, Alabama, 1947-1950; second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1950; advanced through grades to major, United States Air Force, 1965; pilot, United States Air Force, 1950-1968; retired, United States Air Force, 1968; chief engineer, Metric Systems Corporation, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 1969-1980; private practice, Guntersville, Alabama, since 1980.
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The endless hours;: My two and a half years as a prisoner of the Chinese Communists
(On January 12, 1953, Lieutenant Wallace L. Brown flew his...)
- The Endless Hours, My Two and a Half Years as a Prisoner of the Chinese Communists
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The endless hours;: My two and a half years as a prisoner of the Chinese Communists
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With infantry Medical corpus, United States army, 1944-1946. Member Air Commando Association, Retired Officers Association, Reserve Officers Association, Air Resupply and Communications Association.
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Married Bobby Jean Green, March 24, 1950. Children: Alan Lamar, Joy Lynn Brown Sanders.
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1964