Robert was born on the 2nd of September, 1903, in Dublin, Georgia, and because of his height at the age of 15, he was able to lie about his age and join the US Army in 1918. When he filled out the enlistment papers, he used his nickname and because of this, he was known as Bobbie for the rest of his service. During his time in the Army, he played on an all Army football team in 1927 and boxed as well. He had received scholarship offers from three universities until it was discovered that he had only completed the seventh grade. Bobbie qualified expert on all of the weapons he had tested on and when World War 2 had began, he was a First Sergeant. He deployed to North Africa with General Patton's 2nd Armored Division and eventually received a battlefield promotion to Second Lieutenant. Bobbie was then transferred to the 1st Infantry Division and served on Omaha Beach on D-Day. When Bobbie's company commander was killed, he assumed command and it was his actions only a few days after his promotion that would earn him the Medal of Honor. The citation reads:

He commanded Company C, 18th Infantry Regiment, on October 8, 1944, when it, with the Ranger Platoon of the 1st Battalion, attacked Crucifix Hill, a key point in the enemy's defense of Aachen, Germany. As the leading rifle platoon assaulted the first of many pillboxes studding the rising ground, heavy fire from a flanking emplacement raked it. An intense artillery barrage fell on the American troops which had been pinned down in an exposed position. Seeing that the pillboxes must be neutralized to prevent the slaughter of his men, Capt. Brown obtained a pole charge and started forward alone toward the first pillbox, about 100 yards away. Hugging the ground while enemy bullets whipped around him, he crawled and then ran toward the aperture of the fortification, rammed his explosive inside and jumped back as the pillbox and its occupants were blown up. He rejoined the assault platoon, secured another pole charge, and led the way toward the next pillbox under continuous artillery mortar, automatic, and small-arms fire. He again ran forward and placed his charge in the enemy fortification, knocking it out. He then found that fire from a third pillbox was pinning down his company; so he returned to his men, secured another charge, and began to creep and crawl toward the hostile emplacement. With heroic bravery he disregarded opposing fire and worked ahead in the face of bullets streaming from the pillbox. Finally reaching his objective, he stood up and inserted his explosive, silencing the enemy. He was wounded by a mortar shell but refused medical attention and, despite heavy hostile fire, moved swiftly among his troops exhorting and instructing them in subduing powerful opposition. Later, realizing the need for information of enemy activity beyond the hill, Capt. Brown went out alone to reconnoiter. He observed possible routes of enemy approach and several times deliberately drew enemy fire to locate gun emplacements. Twice more, on this self-imposed mission, he was wounded; but he succeeded in securing information which led to the destruction of several enemy guns and enabled his company to throw back 2 powerful counterattacks with heavy losses. Only when Company C's position was completely secure did he permit treatment of his 3 wounds. By his indomitable courage, fearless leadership, and outstanding skill as a soldier, Capt. Brown contributed in great measure to the taking of Crucifix Hill, a vital link in the American line encircling Aachen.

Bobbie spent several months in a hospital in Belgium to recover from the wounds he received during the battle. Once he was able to, he went home for a 30 day leave and then returned to his Company in Germany and went on to fight with them into Czechoslovakia. Shortly before the war would come to an end, he was flown home and received his Medal of Honor on the 23rd of August, 1945. Bobbie would spend about two years in and out of hospitals receiving care for the thirteen wounds he had received. He retired from the Army as a Captain in 1952 after 34 years of service at the age of 49. After the Army, Bobbie struggled to find and keep a good civilian job and like many other veterans, also struggled with the traumatic memories of the War. E was in constant pain from the injuries he had sustained but he was able to become a janitor at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York. Robert “Bobbie” Evan Brown Jr died on the 8th of November, 1971 from self inflicted wounds at the age of 68. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery: Section 46, Grave 1021-17.