Alston Law Brown
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Stuttgart. Belly landed in P-51D 44-14998 near Freudenstadt. 25-Feb-45. Evaded (EVD).
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), Commendation (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to Lt Colonel. Died participating in a practice air defense mission at Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio. Engine failure of his F-104 interceptor was the cause of the accident. Killed in Service.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Restless Ruthie
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 2nd Scouting Force 359th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Leavenworth, KS, USA | 13 November 1921 | Son of Carey H and Derryle [Law] Brown. |
Other Crashed |
Corsicana, TX, USA | 25 June 1942 | Landing Accident Aux Fld #2, Corsicana, TX Cat 3 damage Lt Alston L Brown, 25-Jun-42. PT-19A 41-14614 - AFTD AFTD |
Based |
Martlesham Heath | 5 November 1944 - 25 February 1945 | Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
Freudenstadt, Germany | 25 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Stuttgart. Belly landed in P-51D 44-14998 near Freudenstadt. 25-Feb-45. Evaded (EVD). |
Died |
4 miles NW of Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA | 11 December 1958 | Died participating in a practice air defense mission at Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio. Engine failure of his F-104 interceptor was the cause of the accident. Killed in Service. |
Enlisted |
West Point, NY, USA | Graduated class of 43. | |
Buried |
West Point, NY, USA | United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point Orange County New York, USA |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Brown%2C+Alston&…
http://www.i-f-s.nl/accidents-incidents-1958/
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https://www.fold3.com/page/8474881_alston_brown/details/
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https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122276044
356 FG Assoc data/MACR 12738 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12738 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list