Call Out for William "Dave" Brown - Tainan 72-73 - Father Arrives in Taiwan

Success and closure for Tony Wang - July 2014

UPDATE:   15 November 2014
Saturday, November 15th,  Tony's father arrived at Taoyuan International.


 

 Tony, after 40+ years, has made contact with his father. 

Through the tireless efforts of Rick Slater, a Tainan Air Base veteran, Tony's father was located.  

Many kudos to Mr. Slater for spending endless hours of his time and untold efforts, chasing down names and calling around the country, to locate Dave Brown.  

May I suggest, finding a particular "Dave Brown," in the United States is a formidable and challenging task for anyone to successfully accomplish!  

Without Mr. Slater's unwavering determination, this missing person story, a mystery at best,  may never have been solved.

Tony and his father were united via a lengthy Skype video call, on July 10th; a time of new beginnings for both men.

Tony overwhelmed and exhausted after a lengthy Skype video call, during which, he told his father, "I love you" and his father replying, "I love you too!"

It doesn't get much better than this....

ORIGINAL STORY - November 2009

I received a note from a woman asking if I could help to locate the biological Father of a young man born in Tainan in March of 1973. The sons name is Tony, he now resides in Taiwan

His father was stationed at Tainan, worked in the 6214th Base Engineering Department, his name is William D. Brown, called Dave by his friends.

He is Caucasian, approximately 6' 1" tall.

Dave was possibly from Pasadena, Texas

The story goes, Dave left Taiwan approximately 3 days prior to the birth of his son Tony in March 1973, rather quickly because there were complications involving an accident of some type.

Any hint of information would be appreciated.

Can you imagine how Tony, Dave's son feels today, always wondering about his father he never saw or knew.

Do you remember Dave Brown?

Please e-mail taipeiairstation@hawaii.rr.com if you can help in this endeavor. Any information and your name would be held in confidence if so desired.

Thank you for helping this young man who is on the biggest journey of his life.

If you were stationed at Tainan during 1972/1973 you may remember Dave Brown.

Note: Please also remember that the information is as close to the actual events as we could collectively piece together, however, please allow some room for error as memories can be a bit off after so many years..

Update: 15 Dec 2009. I received an email from a gentleman who served at Tainan AB in 1973 who recalled that an Air Force man, believed to be Dave Brown was involved in a serious auto accident, was injured and flown out of Taiwan.

If you can offer additional information, please contact us.