Jack R Brown

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Ditched in Channel in B-24 #44-40053, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40053

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweater Gal
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 June 1944

Born

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 18 June 1944

Revisions

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Added S/N per MACR 8235 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28676019

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8235 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database