Dudley R Brown

Military
media-35154.jpeg UPL 35154 The John R Israel crew with their B-17 43-38834 "Frenesi II"
John Israel is Front row Left. "Duke"Brown is Back row left.

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Object Number - UPL 35154 - The John R Israel crew with their B-17 43-38834 "Frenesi II" John Israel is Front row Left. "Duke"Brown is Back row left.

Flew 33 missions from 9 May through 26 August 1944. Flew on B-17 "Frenesi II". John R Israel Crew #19-9-153 Left the States 2 April from Langley Field, Virginia with a B-17G #42-97616. Stopping at Bangor, Maine; Goose Bay, Labrador; Meeks Filed, Iceland; Nutt's Corner, Ireland; and Alconbury, England. Left Prestwick, Scotland 16 September 1944 stopping at Meeks Field, Iceland; Newfoundland; New York; and Fort Dix, New Jersey.



DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ GC/ EAME w/ 2 stars/ WW II VM

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38834) of the 94th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Frenesi II

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Morristown, New Jersey 10 December 1923

Enlisted

Newark, NJ, USA 2 January 1942

Died

Hendersonville, NC, USA 13 September 2018

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ContributorRayWells
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Changes to aircraft association

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ContributorKD4ITI
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Dave Wentzel
8th Air Force Historical Society (metrolina chapter)

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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