Richard C Browne

Military

Shot down 18 August 1944 in A/C #42-94745, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 August 1944

Born

Pawnee County, Kansas

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 18 August 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Flagged wrong person as a "Possible DUPLICATE" so I removed FLAG.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8421 / MACR 8421, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database