Louis J Brown

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3801



MIA, later declared KIA. Only member of his crew whose body was never recovered.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34331218 / O-754436
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rose O'Day
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Monticellio, Maine, USA 2 June 1924 Son of Frank N. and Mary Elizabeth [Mahoney] Brown.

Enlisted

Bangor, ME 5 January 1943 Bangor, Maine

Died

Bad Doberan, Germany 11 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. KIA MACR 3801

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Horham 11 April 1944 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Tablets Of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Saint Marys Cemetery Houlton, Aroostook County, ME Memorialised Saint Marys Cemetery Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine

Revisions

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I'm Sgt. Brown's great-nephew, and the family authority on Sgt. Brown and his service. I've pieced together the details of his service through recently declassified US Military reports, and through interviewing the two remaining living survivors of his aircrew.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3801 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database