Vernon Emmett Brammer was born on 20 March 1928, in Lawrence County, Ohio. His parents are William G. & Garnett (Suiter) Brammer. Vernon E. Brammer enlisted in the United States Navy in 1946. He had served for 11 months, and was assigned to the U. S. S. Topeka. Brammer had held the rank of Seaman Second Class (S2C).

While the Topeka was docked at Long Beach, California, S2C Brammer had returned home on leave for the holidays. S2C Brammer was involved in an automobile accident near Green Camp, Ohio. Brammer was fatally injured in the accident and died on 11 December 1946. Officiating at his funeral service was Earl Holiday, World War One veteran of Marion, Ohio. Vernon E. Brammer is buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio.

Vernon E Brammer is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; on the west wall of the Marion County Courthouse; and on the World War Two Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.