Warren Eugene Brown
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 57112 - Sgt Warren Eugene Brown, 385BG.
Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wesermunde B-17 42-30279 'Black Jacker' 26-Jul-43; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, near Wangerooge, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 191 A / MACR 191 C
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663868
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Black Jacker
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cherryvale, Kansas | 13 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
26 August 1942 | ||
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Died |
Off Wangerooge, Holland | 26 July 1943 | |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Great Ashfield | 26 July 1943 | Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Coffeyville, Montgomery County, KS | Memorialised Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas | |
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Other Training |
Training carried out in: Las Vegas, Nevada, Salt Lake City, Utah, Spokane, Washington. |
Revisions
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Updated Middle Name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56297166.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56297166/warren-eugene-brown
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 191 C / MACR 191C / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
