Daniel M Brown
MilitaryAssigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ahutte Railhead. Hit by flak over target, seen to be spinning end over end. Crashed near Schuller, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) 25-Dec-44. MACR 11668.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11015817 / O-78920
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 14 September 1920 | Son of Carl R and Alice M Brown. |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 30 September 1942 | 30 September 1942. |
Died |
Schüller, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ahutte Railhead. Hit by flak over target, seen to be spinning end over end. Crashed near Schuller, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) 25-Dec-44. MACR 11668. |
Lakewood, OH, USA | |||
Based |
Wethersfield | 25 December 1944 | Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Cleveland, OH, USA | Riverside Cemetery Cleveland Cuyahoga County Ohio, USA |