Daniel M Brown

Military

Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ahutte Railhead. Hit by flak over target, seen to be spinning end over end. Crashed near Schuller, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) 25-Dec-44. MACR 11668.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11015817 / O-78920
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, OH, USA 14 September 1920 Son of Carl R and Alice M Brown.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH, USA 30 September 1942 30 September 1942.

Died

Schüller, Germany 25 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Ahutte Railhead. Hit by flak over target, seen to be spinning end over end. Crashed near Schuller, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) 25-Dec-44. MACR 11668.
Lakewood, OH, USA

Based

Wethersfield 25 December 1944 Assigned to 668BS, 416BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Cleveland, OH, USA Riverside Cemetery Cleveland Cuyahoga County Ohio, USA