Melvin S Brown
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at S Tutzing on 7/19/44 in B-17 Little Princess #4231583. Was on his 8th mission, spent the rest of the war in Stalag Luft 1
POW, Air Medal w/clusters
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Princess aka Clover Leaf
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nashun, New Hampshire, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 19 July 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7415 / MACR 7415, http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html">http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database