John Innes Brown III

Military
media-6611.jpeg UPL 6611 Huie Lamb (left) and John I Brown III on Duxford's north side. Huie is holding the camera with which he took many of the photographs displayed on his page. Image courtesy of Huie Lamb.

Image courtesy of Huie Lamb.

Object Number - UPL 6611 - Huie Lamb (left) and John I Brown III on Duxford's north side. Huie is holding the camera with which he took many of the photographs displayed on his...

Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121S, transferred to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF, Tour expired ETD.





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

13 January 1920

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Transferred

Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK 14 September 1942 Transferred to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF

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Flying accident

Wood County Airport, Bowling Green, OH 43402, USA 1 June 1944 Crashed Belly Landing due to Engine Failure, 6 miles from Wood County Airport, OH, Cat 5 damage. A/C P-47C 41-6648 of 135BU homebase Millville AAF, Millville, NJ.

Died

25 July 1999

Buried

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San DiegoSan Diego CountyCA 28 July 1999 Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego San Diego County California, USA.

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Tour expired. ETD.

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Joined RAFVR

Canada Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

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Service pilot training

Tulsa, OK, USA Service pilot training in US.

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Shipped overseas

Merseyside, UK Shipped overseas to ETO.

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Operational training

Great Britain, United Kingdom Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires.

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Assigned

Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK 14 September 1942 Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. Shot down a German Junkers 88 and damaged four enemy ships.

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Returned Stateside

United States Returned Stateside to share combat experience.

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Injured in Car crash

Cambridge, IL 61238, USA Having obtained leave to bring his automobile back to Chicago, his automobile overturned on a curve near Cambridge. A friend, Lt. James D Gray, was driving at the time of the mishap and was only slightly hurt. Lt. Brown was hospitalized and suffered a fractured pelvis and a concussion.

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Pre enlistment

Illinois, USA Working at Illinois Steel Foundation, resigned.

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Educated

Morgan Park, Chicago, IL, USA Graduated from Morgan Park Military academy.

Revisions

Date
ContributorEagle's Ace
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Daughter

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3517

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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