During the first part of World War II he flew PBYs on submarine prtrol and convoy duty in the Atlantic, Caribbean and South America. In May 1944 he was ordered to Hedron 7 in England. His next tour was at the Naval Air Station (NAS) San Diego, California and then to transport squadrons.
Brown flew 135 trips into Berlin during the airlift. He flew both of the Navy's Lockheed Constitution (R6V) aircraft for two years. His last duty was flying a desk at the Bureau of Aeronautics.
Byron Brown retired on the first of November, 1955 as a Lieutenant Commander. He went to work for the Department of Airports, San Bernardino County, CA 1964-1976.
