The USS Brownson Association

The The USS Brownson Association is a fraternal, strictly non-profit organization made up of more than 750 of the 5,000 men who served on board this great ship during her 31 years of distinguished service to her country. We are dedicated to perpetuate and preserve the memory and heritage of the USS Brownson (DD-868). The Association has, as it's sole purpose and intent, the promoting of camaraderie among it's members; the scheduling of reunions; and communicating topics of interest to the membership via newsletters, memos, etc. We also publish an up-to-date roster of every known Brownson sailor. We are considered to be the largest "tin-can" association in the country.

So far we have had eight really great, fun-filled reunions. The first was held in Minneapolis, MN; the second in Newport, RI; the third in Virginia Beach, VA; the forth in Las Vegas, NV; the fifth in Annapolis, MD; the sixth in Orlando, FL the seventh in New England, and the eight in Las Vegas. The next reunion is planned for Portland, Maine in May of 2007. Details of the 2007 reunion will be found on this page as they become available.

Dues in the The USS Brownson Association is only $10.00 per year. This enables us to purchase printing supplies, postage, telephone service, and permits us to make sizable contributions to Navy charities and foundations.

No one in the Association is compensated in any way. We are all volunteers. Knowing that we have helped a shipmate is compensation enough. If you would like to join you can print out an application form and send it to us. If you can't print it for any reason contact us at webmaster@ussbrownson.com. Send us your snail-mail address and we'll send you an application form.

Association Resources

• Officers
• By-Laws
• Membership Application
• The Association Roster