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Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951) Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 44. One-Man Stand

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09627.44 Author/Creator: Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Trading card Date: 1951 Pagination: 1 collecting card ; 6 x 8 cm. Order a Copy

One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "44. One-Man Stand" depicting a soldier, Melvin Brown, attacking soldiers with a shovel. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing the efforts of a "Private First Class Melvin Brown" attacking North Korean soldiers on a hill at Kasan. His whereabouts after the battle were unknown.

Melvin L. Brown was a nineteen year old U.S. Army soldier who fought during the Korean War. Originally from Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, he was deployed to Korea on July 1950 to serve as a private first class soldier in Company D of the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion. On September 4, 1950 in Kasan, his company came under enemy attack, he continued through the battle despite running out of ammunition. He was declared missing in action the following day. Brown was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously which was later given to his father.

Brown, Melvin L., 1931-1950
1945 to the Present
Propaganda
Communism
Military History
Korean War
Medal of Honor
The Fifties

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