Joseph A Brown
Military
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UPL 39484
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 29 June 1943."
Rear L-R: Maj Andrew K. Dutch III, Unkn. Col Louis W Rohr, Unkn. Lt Col Joseph A. Brown, Col Maurice A. Preston
Front L-R: Garland H Morgan. Harold E Forrest. Robert J Redmon. Robert H Fernstaedt. Unkn.
Rear L-R: Maj Andrew K. Dutch III, Unkn. Col Louis W Rohr, Unkn. Lt Col Joseph A. Brown, Col Maurice A. Preston
Front L-R: Garland H Morgan. Harold E Forrest. Robert J Redmon. Robert H Fernstaedt. Unkn.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Group bombardier. ETD.
Most proud of the 'Grand Slam' Award. Led 3 x raids on Schweinfurt. First Group Bombardier for the 379th. Very proud to have served with Gen. Preston and Gen Lyle. Very proud that his wife Doris E. Brown, was a 'Rosie the Riverter' back in the U. S.
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (7OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME ( 4 x battle stars).
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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
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aphrodite
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Landa
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
South Wilmington, Illionis | 24 November 1916 | |
Died |
Woodbridge, VA | 14 September 2006 | |
Buried |
Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, CA | 19 September 2006 | Mount Vernon Memorial Park Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, CA |
Based |
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Other Usher |
Trrenton, NJ | Usher at the marriage of Andrew K Dutch III and Elizabeth Earle Herbert. | |
Toledo, OH |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000/ Carol Stilley, daughter