Richard C Brown
Military
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UPL 42111
Sgt Richard C Brown, 705th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF.
Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Baled out, fished out of Rhine by landing craft. Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 13537
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16030395 / O-2059149
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Baled out RTD |
West of Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Baled out, fished out of Rhine by landing craft. RTD MACR 13537 |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13537 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database