Val A. Browning

Val A. Browning
Lt. Val Browning with the Browning Automatic Rifle
Birth nameVal Allen Browning
Born(1895-08-20)August 20, 1895
Ogden, Utah Territory, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 1994(1994-05-16) (aged 98)
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Years of service1917–1918
RankFirst Lieutenant
Unit79th Infantry Division
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsOrder of Leopold
World War I Victory Medal
RelationsJohn M Browning (father)
Jonathan Browning (grandfather)
Other workindustrialist, philanthropist, gun manufacturer

Val Allen Browning (August 20, 1895 – May 16, 1994) was an American industrialist, philanthropist, and third-generation gunmaker. He was president of the Browning Arms Company.

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