John W Brown
Military
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UPL 6454
B-24H-15-CF #41-29384 Polaris
466th BG - 787th BS
Code: 6L-R
Crash landed by the John W. Brown Crew on 27 May 1944. All survived and they completed a 30 mission tour. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG - 787th BS
Code: 6L-R
Crash landed by the John W. Brown Crew on 27 May 1944. All survived and they completed a 30 mission tour. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Target Berlin was first mission - March 1944. Flew ill-fated night mission to Hamm, Ger. Supported D-Day. 2 Purple Hearts on crew.
DFC, AMw3Oak Leaf Cluster AFLegion of Merit
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Polaris - The Heavenly Body
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 June 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lenox, Ia | 5 November 1918 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343, Self