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DAVID M. BROWN
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Born April 16, 1956 in
Arlington, Virginia. Brown received a bachelor of science degree
in biology from the College of William and Mary and a doctorate
in medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School. |
Captain Brown was a naval
aviator and flight surgeon. He was named Navy Operational Flight Surgeon
of the Year in 1986 and received the Meritorious Service Medal and Navy
Achievement Medal. In 1988, he was the first flight surgeon in ten years
to be chosen for pilot training. Brown served as President of the
International Association of Military Flight Surgeon Pilots.
Brown was the mission specialist on STS-107 Columbia. This was his first
spaceflight. The mission ended abruptly when Space Shuttle Columbia and
its crew perished during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing.
David M. Brown made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life in service
to the nation and the space program on February 1, 2003 at 46 years of
age.
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