Official record. No story yet.
In memory of
Brian Lee Sims
Electronics Technician Third Class, Navy
August 24, 1966 to June 23, 2012
- Navy
- 1966 to 2012
- Persian Gulf
- Washington
Knew this veteran? Add a photo, a video, a voice memory, or a story.
Family? Claim this page and Welcome Back Home will build Brian a memorial with a code for the marker.
Their story
Nobody has written Brian's story yet. The VA recorded a name, a service, and a grave, and that is all this page holds. One memory from somebody who knew Brian is enough to start.
Add a memoryPhotos and memories
Nothing here yet. A photograph of Brian, a voice telling a story about him, or a short video all belong here more than in a box in a cupboard.
Add a photo, a recording, or a videoService record
- Branch
- Navy
- Rank
- Electronics Technician Third Class
- Wars
- Persian Gulf
- Born
- August 24, 1966
- Died
- June 23, 2012
Resting place
Record and sources
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 8624565, last updated by the VA July 9, 2012.
Rank and war are blank on many VA rows and are shown as "Not listed" rather than guessed. Something wrong? Tell Welcome Back Home.
Share this record
Pass this page on. Somebody who knew Brian may be one share away.
Share or print this record
Print this code and a family can open Brian's page at the graveside, on their own phone, with no app and nothing to type. The address is wbh.juniouslabs.digital/v/wa/brian-sims-2012-8624565.
This code is made from the address of this page. When the record is claimed and published as a memorial, it gets its own permanent code for the marker from Welcome Back Home.