Clyde G Brown
MilitaryAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. 15 missions flown. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. A/C B-26 42-95865 tail shot off by fighters, went down out of control. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11664.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Skyhag
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron 575th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Idaho, USA | 18 September 1917 | Son of Clyde and Sarah M Brown. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, TX, USA | 31 December 1940 | |
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Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. A/C B-26 42-95865 tail shot off by fighters, went down out of control. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11664. |
| Nevada, USA | |||
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Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Interred. | ||
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Buried |
Fort Bliss, TX, USA | Re Interred Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso El Paso County Texas, USA. |