serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1935 -- 1942 united states navy near midway island 4 june 1942 -lrb- aged 25 -rrb- tooele , utah united states of america torpedo-squadron-3 distinguished flying cross -lrb- posthumous -rrb- world war ii * battle of midway 13 june 1916 aviation radioman robert boyd brazier
 robert boyd brazier
robert boyd brazier

robert boyd brazier -lrb- june 13 , 1916 -- june 4 , 1942 -rrb- was an aviation radioman in the united states navy .
he was posthumously awarded the distinguished flying cross for his actions in the battle of midway , in which he was mortally wounded .
