Dilmus Brown
Born: at Comer, Georgia
Home Town: Comer, Georgia
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Marine Corps
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Dilmus Brown, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 55th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action in the Bois-de-Belleau, France, June 11, 1918. After all the other members of his squad had become casualties, Private Brown, single-handed, charged and captured a hostile machine gun.
Navy Cross
World War I
U.S. Marine Corps
The Navy Cross is presented to Dilmus Brown, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the 55th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action in the Bois-de- Belleau, France, June 11, 1918. After all the other members of his squad had become casualties, Private Brown, single-handed, charged and captured a hostile machine gun.